Earthquake Prone Buildings
Central Otago district has been categorised as in a 'medium seismic risk area'. As such we have until July 2022 to assess what buildings in our district are earthquake prone and advise building owners. At this time notices on the buildings are required.
After being notified building owners still have 12 years after that for 'priority' buildings such as those with a post-disaster function and 25 years for other buildings to undertake remedial work and bring their buildings up to standard.
Council itself owns a number of buildings across the district, and that is a responsibility that we take seriously. We have already assessed all of our buildings to various levels and have identified some buildings as 'earthquake prone'.
They are listed below:
| Building Name | Ward |
|---|---|
| Cromwell Memorial Hall | Cromwell |
| Tarras Memorial Hall | Cromwell |
| McNulty House | Cromwell |
| Ranfurly Service Centre | District |
| Patearoa Hall | Maniototo |
| Fenton Library | Maniototo |
| Wedderburn Hall | Maniototo |
| Naseby General Store | Maniototo |
| Maniototo Park Stadium | Maniototo |
| Naseby Town Hall | Maniototo |
| Poolburn Pavilion | Vincent |
| Molyneux Stadium | Vincent |
| Alexandra Community Centre (Hall) | Vincent |
| Clyde Railway Station | Vincent |
| Clyde Briar and Herb Museum (Buildings 1-7) | Vincent |
| Omakau Hall | Vincent |
| Poolburn - Moa Creek Hall | Vincent |
Staff are currently working on a risk framework for Council-owned buildings to be reviewed by the Council in the near future. That will help your councillors determine their risk comfort levels with the buildings and that we have the appropriate levels of risk in terms of their use as community facilities. It will also assist to determine a prioritised programme of work to be undertaken. Once Council has adopted this framework we will provide the community with further updates on our next steps.
Your Council is being proactive and making progress on this well ahead of when we need to by legislation. We are, as always, looking out for the best interests and safety of our community.
