Long Beach, CA Zoning

Neighborhood Commercial and Residential (CNR) Districts

A mixed neighborhood-oriented district family referenced in the code and adaptive reuse provisions. These districts appear to allow a mix of commercial and residential uses, subject to district-specific use tables and development standards.

Allowed uses: CNR district permitted uses (specific uses not fully provided in the research set)

Single-family residential zoning

Residential zoning category referenced in the adaptive reuse draft amendment excerpt as an area where adaptive reuse into new uses is restricted.

Allowed uses: Residential uses not fully listed in provided sources

Duplex residential zoning

Residential zoning category referenced in the adaptive reuse draft amendment excerpt.

Allowed uses: Residential uses not fully listed in provided sources

Multiple-family residential zones

Residential zoning category referenced in adaptive reuse standards.

Allowed uses: Residential uses not fully listed in provided sources

Residential zoning districts and residential Planned Development Districts

Residential areas referenced by separation standards for adult entertainment businesses.

Allowed uses: Residential uses

Coastal Zone

A geographically regulated area repeatedly referenced in the code excerpts. It affects parking relief, change-of-use rules, and other development standards.

Allowed uses: Underlying zone uses apply

Adult entertainment businesses

Allowed only where otherwise permitted by the use tables and subject to substantial separation, parking, and security-related special development standards.

• May not be located within three hundred feet (300') of any residential zoning district or residential Planned Development District, excluding mixed-use zones.
• May not be located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any public or private school (kindergarten through twelfth grade).
• May not be located within six hundred feet (600′) of a City park.
• May not be located within five hundred feet (500′) of a church.
• May not be located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any other adult entertainment business.

Adaptive reuse

Adaptive reuse is intended to allow conversion of existing structures into new uses that maintain or enhance neighborhood character, extend building life, reduce new materials use and waste, and provide employment or housing opportunities in appropriate locations.

• An adaptive reuse project may change an existing building to any CNR district permitted use, subject to listed exceptions.
• Not allowed in single-family residential zoning.
• Not allowed in duplex residential zoning.
• Non-residential uses introduced into multiple-family residential zones must be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood as determined by the Site Plan Review Committee.
• The provided extract was truncated, so additional adaptive reuse standards likely apply.

Publicly run post-secondary school satellite spaces

Special development standards support access to post-secondary education by waiving parking for qualifying change-of-use projects near transit.

• In the Coastal Zone, parking requirements for a change of use to establish a publicly run post-secondary school proposed within one-half (1/2) mile of public transit shall be waived.
• Outside the Coastal Zone, parking requirements for the same use within one-half (1/2) mile of public transit shall be waived.
• Outside the Coastal Zone, Sections 21.41.165 and 21.41.315 also apply.

Mobile food facilities

The city adopted 2026 zoning amendments updating definitions, use tables, and special development standards for mobile food facilities on private property.

• Ordinance No. ORD-26-0012 amended Title 21 definitions, use tables, and special development standards.
• The full operational and locational standards were not included in the provided extracts and should be reviewed directly in the ordinance text.

Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs)

The city adopted 2026 zoning and business code updates to establish regulations for MEHKOs.

• Ordinance No. ORD-26-0009 amended Title 21 to introduce and establish zoning regulations for MEHKOs.
• Ordinance No. ORD-26-0010 added Chapter 5.35 regarding MEHKOs.
• Specific zoning performance standards were not included in the supplied extracts.

Coastal Zone

A regulated geographic area within Long Beach that changes how parking relief and some change-of-use standards apply.

Special Flood Hazard Area / FEMA Flood Hazard Area

Flood hazard areas identified through FEMA mapping and city flood hazard resources.

Are ADUs allowed in Long Beach, CA?

Allowed only where otherwise permitted by the use tables and subject to substantial separation, parking, and security-related special development standards.

What are the parking requirements in Long Beach, CA?

Parking minimums vary by use — All new construction and new uses of land: Off-street parking and loading must be provided according to Chapter 21.41; Change of use within existing square footage in a building more than ten (10) years old: No new parking shall be required; Use with nonconforming parking changing to another use outside the Coastal Zone: May change without adding parking; Use with nonconforming parking changing to another use in the Coastal Zone: If the new use requires more parking than the existing use, parking equal to the difference between the old and new requirement must be added.

What zoning districts are in Long Beach, CA?

Long Beach, CA includes districts such as Neighborhood Commercial and Residential (CNR) Districts, Single-family residential zoning, Duplex residential zoning, Multiple-family residential zones, Residential zoning districts and residential Planned Development Districts, Coastal Zone.

Are there flood zones or overlay districts in Long Beach, CA?

The clearest environmental constraint identified in the supplied materials is flood hazard exposure. The sources also repeatedly reference the Coastal Zone, which functions as a location-based regulatory constraint affecting development standards and parking treatment.

Have there been recent zoning changes in Long Beach, CA?

The clearest recent adopted changes in the supplied sources relate to mobile food facilities and microenterprise home kitchen operations in spring 2026. The supplied code publisher also notes that the codified municipal code is current through Ordinance No.