Downtown Specific Plan - Part 1 - City of Brawley

Brawley Downtown Specific Plan
2.3.3 Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) structures
Most of the existing storefronts located along Main Street in Downtown are
constructed of brick and hollow concrete block, also known as Un-Reinforced
Masonry (URM). The State of California mandates that cities inventory the
number and location of URM buildings located within their community. The
City of Brawley’s Building Department has documented a total of twentyseven
(27) properties within the Specific Plan Area that represent a total
of forty ( 0) URM buildings. The properties are listed in Table 2-1 (URM
Buildings) and shown in Figure 2-7 (URM Building Locations).
Un-Reinforced masonry (URM) can be generally defined as masonry that
contains no reinforcement (steel or otherwise), which can compromise a
building’s structural integrity during earthquakes. Masonry is comprised of
earthen materials such as brick, hollow concrete block, hollow clay tile, stone
and adobe. Given its durability, fire resistance and architectural character,
URM has been used quite often in the construction of schools, city halls,
central business district buildings, factories and residential buildings.
URM Buildings (Looking East Along Main Street)
2-12
table 2-1: URM Buildings
Building Address Legal description APn #
157 N Plaza St. Lots -6, Block 7 0 6-21 -10
161 N Plaza St. Lots 1- , Block 7 0 6-21 -11
5 1 E “E” St. Lot 5, Block 70 0 7- 1-08
5 1 E Main St. Lot 18, Block 71 0 7- 2-11
527 E Main St. Lot 15, Block 71 0 7- 2-1
515 E Main St. Lots 11 & 12, Block 71 0 7- 2-15
511 E Main St. Lot 10, Block 71 0 7- 2-16
505 E Main St., 507 E Main St. Portions of Lots 8 & , Block 71 0 7- 2-17
501 E Main St., 106 & 112 N
Plaza St.
Lots 7, 8, , Block 71 0 7- 2-18
1 6 N Plaza & 110 N 5th St. Lot 1, Block 71 0 7- 2-21
5 Main St. Lot 20, Block 71 0 7- 2-2
5 7 Main St. Lot 17, Block 71 0 7- 2- 1
5 Main St. Lot 16, Block 71 0 7- 2- 2
625 E Main St. Portion of Lot 7, Block 7 0 7- 5-1
62 E Main St. Portion of Lot 6, Lot 7, Block 7 0 7- 5-1
67 & 61 E Main St. Lot 7, Block 108 0 7- 5 -28
516 E Main St. Lots 10, 11, 12, Portion of Lot 1 0 -021-02
522 E Main St. Portion of Lot 1 , Block 72 0 -021-0
526 E Main St. Lot 1 , Block 72 0 -021-0
5 0 E Main St. Lots 15 & 16, Block 72 0 -021-05
5 6, 5 8, 5 0 E Main St. Lot 17, Block 72 0 -021-06
5 2 E Main St. Lots 18 & 1 , Block 72 0 -021-07
550 E Main St. Lots 20 & 21, Block 72 0 -021-08
558 E Main St. Lot 22, Block 72 0 -021-0
580 Main St., 111, 115, 11 ,
12 , 125 S. Sixth St.
Lots 2 & 2 , Block 72 0 -021-10
6 2 & 6 8 E Main St. Lots 1 , 15 & 16, Block 78 0 -02 -05
5 E “G” St. Lot 6, Block 10 0 -0 1-20