Parking reforms in Long Beach
California, United States

466,742 residents

Parking minimum removal

ADUs are exempt from parking mandates under certain conditions. The Parking Exempt Area, adopted December 10, 2024, exempts uses within a 1/2 mile of major transit stops.

Status

Adopted

Adoption date

Dec 10, 2024

Scope

Transit-oriented

Affected land uses

All uses
Residential, low-density

Requirements

Accessory dwelling units
By right

Reporter

Bobby Siemiaszko

Citation 1

Source: Development Standards
Notes: Section 3.5

Citation 2

Source: Long Beach Zoning Code
Notes: CHAPTER 21.51 - ACCESSORY USES DIVISION II. - USE CONDITIONS 21.51.276 - Accessory Dwelling Units. D.Development Standards. Notes: (b)
URL: library.municode.com
Attachments: long-beach-california-united-states-remove-min-citation2-attachment.pdf

Citation 3

Source: Long Beach Post article
URL: lbpost.com

Citation 4

Source: Long Beach Amendment
URL: www.longbeach.gov

Citation 5

Source: Signal Tribune article
URL: sigtrib.com

Parking minimum reduction

Long Beach has reduced parking minimums for transit-oriented off street parking for residential and hospital use reducing parking from 25% to 50%. Long Beach eliminated mandates for businesses when there is a change of use in a building over ten years old in December 2024.