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Downey adopts 2025 state building and fire codes with local amendments
Summary
The council unanimously approved urgency ordinances to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24) and aligned local amendments to avoid enforcement gaps, with companion regular ordinances set for a Jan. 27 public hearing.
The Downey City Council on Jan. 13 unanimously adopted four urgency ordinances and introduced five companion regular ordinances to align local rules with the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24). Staff said immediate local adoption was necessary to avoid gaps between state standards, which became effective statewide on Jan. 1, 2026, and local enforcement.
Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Dan Rasmussen told the council the 2025…
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