The Rangitikei District Council will sign off its Earthquake-prone Buildings Policy later this month but won't enforce it.
The council put the policy out for consultation earlier this year as required and changed it to reflect that the Building (Earthquake-prone) Amendment Act will override it when it comes into effect in July next year.
The draft policy "recognises that requiring building owners to undertake work on buildings now may duplicate or aggravate work required to be undertaken by the [Act]".
The council received 14 submissions on the policy with the majority in support.
But many expressed concern about the cost having to upgrade buildings in general and the uncertainty over the central government legislation.