PORTLAND — Portland buildings vulnerable to collapse in an earthquake will soon come with a warning.
The city council on Wednesday approved a policy that would require owners of brick and similar buildings to prominently post signs with the disclosure: “This is an unreinforced masonry building. Unreinforced masonry buildings may be unsafe in the event of a major earthquake.”
The same warning would be distributed to tenants of the buildings.
The city is believed to have more than 1,600 unreinforced masonry buildings that are on average 90 years old.
