Parking reforms in Long Beach, CA
- 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
- URL
- www.longbeach.gov
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
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.
- Status
- Adopted
- Adoption date
- Dec 10, 2024
- Scope
- Transit-oriented
- Affected land uses
- Medical
- Residential, all uses
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Bobby Siemiaszko and Maya Luong
Citation 1
- Source
- Development Standards
- Notes
- Section 3.5
- URL
- www.longbeach.gov
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
Citation 3
- Source
- Long Beach Post article
- URL
- lbpost.com
Citation 4
- Source
- Long Beach Amendment
- Notes
- Page 6
- URL
- www.longbeach.gov
Citation 5
- Source
- Signal Tribune article
- URL
- sigtrib.com
