Can you build an ADU in Long Beach, CA?

Unclear — verify with the town

The provided source set did not include Long Beach's ADU chapter or standards. California law strongly shapes ADU allowances, but this dataset does not provide city-specific ADU rules.

Confidence: low · Last researched May 2026

Adult entertainment businesses rules

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.
  • May not front on specified portions of Pacific Coast Highway, Anaheim Street, Santa Fe Avenue, Artesia Boulevard, and Broadway listed in Section 21.45.110.
  • Measurements are made in a straight line from nearest property line to nearest property line.
  • Must provide parking equivalent to new construction requirements regardless of prior legal nonconforming parking rights.

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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.

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