FOR RELEASE

McMenamins Appeals Inclusion of Ballroom in City of Portland?s Unreinforced
Masonry Database

Music Venue is Seismic Design Code?Compliant 

Portland, Ore., Feb. 1, 2019 McMenamins announced today that it is petitioning the City of
Portland Bureau of Development Services to have the Ballroom removed from the City?s
unreinforced masonry (URM) database because it has undergone a complete seismic update in
compliance with the City Code Section 24.85.06 for existing buiidings.

"Since purchasing the building in 1996, we have voluntarily been making upgrades beyond what
was required. The City of Portiand asked that we make certain upgrades, which we did,
foiiowing a ten?year pian to reinforce the walls. Our permits were completed and approved by
the City in 1996 and 2006, demonstrating compliance,? said McMenamins Music Director Jimi
Biron. ?Since the building adheres to the code, it should not be in the database. Nor should a
placard be required.?

About McMenamins

McMenamins operates 55 distinctive pubs, restaurants and historic hoteis in the Pacific
Northwest. Founded by brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin with a single Portland
neighborhood pub in 1983, McMenamins continues to be a family?owned company, operating
nine Washington iocations and 46 Oregon properties, 19 on the National Register of Historic
Places. McMenamins handcrafts its own beer, wine, spirits, cider and coffee and offers an
eclectic mix of pubs, hotels, movie theaters, concert venues, spas and events for guests to
enjoy. For more information, visit mcmenamins.com.