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San Bernardino council gives first reading to municipal code recodification; second reading set for Sept. 3
Summary
Council introduced and voted 6–1 to set a second reading for Ordinance MC1653, a comprehensive codification and editorial modernization of the San Bernardino Municipal Code. City staff said changes are editorial and do not alter legal effect; one council member objected and a public speaker urged keeping industrial zoning intact.
The San Bernardino City Council introduced Ordinance MC1653, a comprehensive recodification of the city’s municipal code, and set Sept. 3 for the ordinance’s second reading and adoption after a 6–1 vote.
The city clerk’s office told the council the city contracted with American Legal Publishing to review, reorganize and host the municipal code online. Staff said the changes are primarily editorial — standardizing numbering and formatting, updating gender-neutral language and…
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