Title 8

Paramount Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Paramount

HEALTH AND SAFETY

		Chapter 8.04	§ 8.12.150.	Annual fireworks seminar.
	HEALTH AND SANITATION		§ 8.12.160.	Penalties.
			§ 8.12.170.	Repeal of prior regulations.
§	8.04.010.	County Health Code
§	8.04.020.	adopted. Health permit for cafés,		Chapter 8.16 EXPLOSIVES
		restaurants, etc.
§	8.04.030.	County food inspection plan	§ 8.16.010.	"Explosive" defined.
		adopted.	§ 8.16.020.	Storage.
§	8.04.040.	Penalty.	§ 8.16.030.	Transportation.
		Chapter 8.08 FIRE PROTECTION	§ 8.16.040. § 8.16.050.	Records of sales. Explosives in transit.
			§ 8.16.060.	Permits.
§	8.08.010.	County Fire Code adopted.	§ 8.16.070.	Public hearing.
			§ 8.16.080.	Notice to Sheriff.
		Chapter 8.12	§ 8.16.090.	Recommendations of
		FIREWORKS		Planning Commission to
				City Council.
§	8.12.010.	Authority to regulate.	§ 8.16.100.	Issuance.
§	8.12.020.	Definitions.	§ 8.16.110.	Disposition of deposits.
§	8.12.030.	Sale, setting off, possession,	§ 8.16.120.	Fees or deposits to be in
		etc., of dangerous fireworks		addition to others required
		prohibited.		by statute or this Code.
§	8.12.032.	Social host liability.	§ 8.16.130.	Revocation of
§ §	8.12.040. 8.12.050.	Insurance. Limitation on dates of sale		permits—Compliance with permit.
		of "safe and sane"
		fireworks.		Chapter 8.20
§ §	8.12.060. 8.12.070.	Limitation on dates of use. Age limit to purchase.	URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
§	8.12.080.	Temporary fireworks		Article 1
		stands.		General Provisions
§	8.12.090.	Compliance with State law
		and City regulations.	§ 8.20.010.	Definitions.
§	8.12.100.	Permit required.	§ 8.20.020.	Short title.
§	8.12.110.	Permit application.	§ 8.20.030.	Purpose and intent.
§	8.12.120.	Actions of City Council.	§ 8.20.040.	Applicability of this chapter.
§	8.12.130.	Term—Number authorized for each	§ 8.20.050.	Standards, guidelines, criteria.
		applicant—Nontransferable.
§	8.12.140.	Scope.

PARAMOUNT CODE

		Article 2	§ 8.20.210.	Low impact development
	Discharge	to the Storm Drain System		measures for new
				development and/or
§	8.20.060.	Illicit discharges prohibited.		redevelopment planning and
§	8.20.070.	Illicit connections		construction activities.
		prohibited.
§	8.20.080.	Littering and other		Article 4
		discharge of polluting or	Violations and Enforcement
		damaging substances
		prohibited.	§ 8.20.220.	Enforcement—Director's
§	8.20.090.	Stormwater and runoff		powers and duties.
		pollution mitigation for	§ 8.20.230.	Identification for inspectors
		construction activity.		and maintenance personnel.
§	8.20.100.	Prohibited discharges from	§ 8.20.240.	Obstructing access to
		industrial or commercial		facilities prohibited.
		activity.	§ 8.20.250.	Inspection to ascertain
§	8.20.110.	Industrial/commercial		compliance—Access.
		facility sources required to	§ 8.20.260.	Notice to correct
		obtain a NPDES permit.		violations—Director may
§	8.20.120.	Public facility sources		take action.
		required to obtain a NPDES	§ 8.20.270.	Violation of public nuisance.
		permit.	§ 8.20.280.	Nuisance
§	8.20.130.	Designation of industrial/		abatement—Director to
		commercial facilities subject		perform work when—Costs.
		to inspections for water run-	§ 8.20.290.	Violation—Penalty.
		off.	§ 8.20.300.	Penalties not exclusive.
§	8.20.140.	Inspection fees established.	§ 8.20.310.	Conflicts with other Code
§	8.20.150.	Notification of uncontrolled		sections.
		discharges required.
				Chapter 8.24
		Article 3		AMBULANCES
	Runoff Management Requirements
			§ 8.24.010.	Definitions.
§ § §	8.20.160. 8.20.170. 8.20.180.	Good housekeeping provisions. Best management practices for construction activity. Best management practices for industrial and commercial facilities.	§ 8.24.020. § 8.24.030. § 8.24.040. § 8.24.050.	Insurance. Rebates, commissions, etc., prohibited—Exception. Rates. Red Cross training of drivers and attendants.
§	8.20.190.	Installation of structural BMPs.		Chapter 8.28
§	8.20.200.	BMPs to be consistent with	CIVIL	DEFENSE AND DISASTER
		environmental goals.	§ 8.28.010.	Purposes.
			§ 8.28.020.	Definition.
			§ 8.28.030.	Disaster Council.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

§ 8.28.040. Director and Assistant Chapter 8.37 Director of Emergency VACANT PROPERTIES AND/OR Services. TENANT SPACES, FORECLOSED § 8.28.050. Emergency organization. PROPERTIES AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES REGISTRY PROGRAM § 8.28.060. Emergency plan. § 8.28.070. Expenditures. § 8.37.010. Purpose. § 8.28.080. Punishment of violations.

§ §	8.28.060. 8.28.070.	Emergency plan. Expenditures.	PROPERT	IES REGISTRY PROGRAM
§	8.28.080.	Punishment of violations.	§ 8.37.010. § 8.37.020.	Purpose. Definitions.
	Chapter 8.32 INDUSTRIAL HAMMERS		§ 8.37.030.	General vacant property maintenance standards.
			§ 8.37.040.	Security standards for
§	8.32.010.	Defined.		vacant properties.
§ § §	8.32.020. 8.32.030. 8.32.040.	Installation generally. Mounting. Enclosures.	§ 8.37.050. § 8.37.060.	Authority of Directors of Planning and Building and Public Safety—Appeal. Recordation of transfer of
				loan/deed of trust.
	Chapter 8.36 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT		§ 8.37.070.	Inspection and registration—Fees.
§ § §	8.36.010. 8.36.020. 8.36.030.	Legislative findings and intent. Community Redevelopment Agency. Necessity of tax revenues.	§ 8.37.080. § 8.37.090.	Inspection and registration of previously abandoned property. Maintenance requirements for properties subject to registration.
§	8.36.040.	Limitation on loans.	§ 8.37.100.	Security requirements for
§	8.36.050.	Commencement of domain		properties subject to
		proceedings.		registration.
§	8.36.060.	Applicability of provisions.	§ 8.37.110.	Local property management
§	8.36.070.	Compliance with State		service provider required.
		provisions.	§ 8.37.120.	Reoccupancy of abandoned
§	8.36.080.	Limit on tax revenues.		or vacant property.
			§ 8.37.130.	Enforcement.
			§ 8.37.140.	Violations and penalties.

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