GOVERNMENT

CITY OF DOWNEY

SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE

ON JULY 8, 2025, THE DOWNEY CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:

ORDINANCE NO. 25-1530, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY AMENDING DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2449, 2910, 3199.8, 3301, 3310, 3322, 3729 AND 5860 RELATING TO PARKS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC WORKS BIDDING, TRUCK ROUTES, FIRE CODE, BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM, AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

AYES: Council Members: Trujillo, Frometa, Ortiz, Pemberton, Mayor Sosa

NOES: Council Member: None.

ABSENT: Council Member: None.

ABSTAIN: Council Member: None.

The following is a summary of the adopted Ordinance.

This Ordinance would adjust the duties of the Director of Parks and Recreation with respect to budget preparation. This Ordinance would also adjust the truck weight designations for purposes of established truck routes in the City. This Ordinance would implement changes to the Fire Code to designate the City’s Board of Building Appeals as the body to hear appeals of decisions by the fire code official, to clarify that recreational fires are not permitted when prohibited by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and to strengthen the requirement of alley maintenance by private property owners. The Ordinance would adjust the process by which alarm subscribers appeal the determination of false alarms. Finally, the Ordinance would modify public works bidding procedures and requirements for construction and demolition waste management.

These changes are being made to modernize the code and align the code with current City practices in the respective subject matters..

Note: The above is a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance, it should be read in its entirety. A certified copy of the full text of the Ordinance is posted in the City Clerk’s office at 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241, or on the City’s website at: https://www.downeyca.org/.

M. Alicia Duarte, CMC

City Clerk

The Downey Patriot

7/10/25