GOVERNMENT

CITY OF DOWNEY SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE

ON MAY 12, 2026, THE DOWNEY CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:

ORDINANCE 26-1541, AN UNCODIFIED URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL, COMMENCEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, RELOCATION, OR EXPANSION OF SINGLE PRICE OVERSTOCK/DISCOUNT STORES WITHIN CITY LIMITS FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858

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

NOES: Council Member: None.

ABSENT: Council Member: None.

ABSTAIN: Council Member: None.

The following is a summary of the adopted ordinance:

The City of Downey adopted an urgency ordinance to extend the moratorium by one (1) year, for the approval, commencement, establishment, relocation, or expansion of a single price/overstock discount stores (SPODS) within the City of Downey, to allow staff to continue this research, summarize recommendations, and to draft a proposed text amendment to the Zoning Code to adequately address the issues related to SPODS. The moratorium shall expire on May 27, 2027.

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 www.downeyca.org.

M. Alicia Duarte, CMC

City Clerk

The Downey Patriot

5/21/26