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LA County |
Downey |
City Council |
Public Hearing |
1. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO BASED UPON CLIMATIC, TOPOGRAPHICAL,
AND GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
That the City Council:
1) Adopt Ordinance No. 26-1535, Repealing and Recasting Chapter 1 (Downey Building Code) of Article VIII
(Building Regulations) of the Downey Municipal Code; Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Building
Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Incorporating and Amending the 2024 International
Building Code) â Including Appendix H; and Making Certain Local Additions and Amendments Thereto;
2) Adopt Ordinance No. 26-1536, Repealing and Recasting Section 8730 (Grading Regulations) of Chapter 8
(Floodplain Management, Grading and Paving) of the Downey Municipal Code and Adding a New Section 8730
(Downey Grading Regulations) to Chapter 8 (Floodplain Management, Grading and Paving) of the Downey
Municipal Code by Adopting by Reference Appendix J of the 2025 California Building Code (California Code of
Regulations, Title 24, Part 2); and Making Certain Local Amendments Thereto;
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 26-1537, Repealing and Recasting Chapter 13 (Downey Residential Code) of Article VIII
(Building Regulations) of the Downey Municipal Code; Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Residential
Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5) and Appendices BB, BF, BG, And C1; and Making
Certain Local Additions and Amendments Thereto;
4) Adopt Ordinance No. 26-1538, Amending Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article III of the Downey Municipal Code
and Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9),
Including Appendices A Through O, Together with Certain Additions, Insertions, Deletions and Changes Thereto,
for the Purpose of Prescribing Regulations Governing Conditions Hazardous to Life and Property from Fire or
Explosion; and Adopting Chapter 6.95 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code for the Purpose of
Prescribing Regulations Governing Conditions Hazardous to Life and Property from the Handling, Use, Storage
or Release of Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Waste; and,
5) Adopt Ordinance No. 26-1539, Adopting the 2025 Editions of the California Electrical Code, California
Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Historical Building Code, California Green Building
Standards Code, California Energy Code, California Existing Building Code, and California Referenced
Standards Code (as Set Forth in California Code of Regulations Title 24); and Amending Downey Municipal
Code Article VIII (âBuilding Regulationsâ), Chapters 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15, and 16 Accordingly. |
January 27, 2026
LA County
Downey
City Council
Public Hearing
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