New Orleans, LA considers requiring third-party structural engineers for tall building inspections

New Orleans, LA third-party structural engineer inspections

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The New Orleans City Council is voting on a new ordinance that would require third-party structural engineers to approve plans for all buildings over 75 feet tall. This review process would be separate from inspections already performed by the Safety & Permits Department. The ordinance was proposed following an investigation into the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel which revealed that building inspectors falsified information.

Permitting & Licensing Code Enforcement Public Safety Land Use Planning / Development Policy Building

New Orleans, LA

Municipality in Louisiana

United States

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City Council to require engineering review of high-rises after Hard Rock collapse | wwltv.com

Rarely seen video obtained this week exclusively by WWL-TV also showed the horror and detail of the collapse from a new angle.

City Council to require engineering review of high-rises after Hard Rock collapse - Opera News

Less than two weeks shy of two years after the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed, a New Orleans City Council committee took the first step Thursday to pass the first piece of

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