Age and Construction Eligibility Requirements
| Construction Classifications |
Construction Conditions |
Year of Construction |
Number of Stories |
| |
1 - 3 |
4 - 7 |
8 - 14 |
15 |
| Frame - ‘D’ |
No “Soft-Floor” |
1937 to Present |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| “Soft-Floor” |
1980 to Present |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| ALL |
1997 to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| Metal - ‘S’ |
1937 to Present |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Steel Frame - ‘A’ |
Shear Walls |
1920* to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moment Frame |
1920* - 1974 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1975 – 1994 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1995 to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Concrete Frame - ‘B’ |
Shear Walls |
Pre -1937 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 1937 - 1959 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1960 - 1974 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1975 to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moment Frame |
Pre -1960 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 1960 – 1979** |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1980 – 1988** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1989 to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Precast |
Pre -1975 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 1980 to Present |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Masonry - ‘C’ |
Reinforced Block |
1960 - Present |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| Joisted Masonry |
1960 - Present |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| Unreinforced |
All |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Concrete Tilt-up |
1975 - Present |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Retrofitted Tilt-up |
1960 - Present |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Engineered |
Earthquake Resistive |
All |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |