For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) âCalifornia Residential Mitigation Programâ or âCRMPâ means the joint powers authority created in 2012 by agreement between the California Earthquake Authority and the Office of Emergency Services. (b) âFundâ means the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing Fund. (c) âMultifamily housingâ means a multistory building containing 2 to 20 residential units. (d) âProgramâ means the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing. (e) âSeismic retrofittingâ means making a structure more resistant to earthquake shaking and damage. (f) âSoft storyâ means a multiunit, wood-frame building with a weak first story that has a high collapse potential due primarily to its soft or weak first-story walls.
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