The Building and Safety Bureau oversees plan review and inspections of all methane gas mitigations proposed for projects within the city methane zone in accordance with the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC). A City GIS system provides mapping for the methane zone areas throughout the city.

LBMC 18.79 and associated Bulletin 055, provide insight into the City’s methane gas regulations. This Ordinance provides prescriptive standards to mitigate methane gas at different pressures and densities.  The Ordinance also provides information on project exceptions based on the type of occupancy and size of projects.

For more information about our methane gas mitigation program, contact the City Plan Review Division at 562.570.6214 or the Inspection Division at 562.570.6278.

The Building and Safety Bureau manages the annual inspection of existing active and not abandoned oil wells throughout the city. A Special Inspection team conducts annual inspections of oil wells and works with well owners and operators to make sure oil well sites meet the City of Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Sections 12.12 and 8.56 requirements.

Additionally, LBMC 18.78 and associated Bulletin 054, provides insight into the City‘s well abandonment “Equivalency Standards” and its administration by the Building and Safety Bureau.

For more information about Building and Safety Oil Well Programs, contact the City Special Inspection team at 562.570.6278.

For oil well annual billings, contact Building and Safety staff at 562.570.7633.  

The California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), formerly known as the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), is responsible for regulations pertaining to licensed clinics. These requirements apply to outpatient clinical services of a hospital when provided in a freestanding building, primary care clinic, specialty clinic, and psychology clinic.

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Resources

2013 California Building Code Title 24

• Chapter 12, Section 1226
• Chapter 11B, Section 11B-805

2013 California Electrical Code

• Article 517 - Health Care Facilities

2013 California Mechanical Code

• Chapter 12, Section 1226

2013 California Plumbing Code

• Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 - OSHPD 3 Amendments

The Long Beach Municipal Code 18.04.070 requires any person applying for a permit to perform work on large construction projects, including, residential and mixed use projects consisting of fifty (50) or more dwelling units, or commercial projects consisting of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or more of new construction, shall submit the following additional information at the time of permit issuance, prior to commencement of work, or anytime a subcontractors are added or replaced:

A list of all contractors, subcontractors, and verification of each subcontractor’s workers’ compensation insurance policy number and expiration date; state contractor’s license number, classification and expiration date; and City business license number and expiration date.

A disclosure of any pending or previous enforcement actions, penalties paid for state or federal labor code violations, and the penalties for non-compliance, including the issuance of a Stop Work Notice, previous five (5) years for all subcontractors.

A disclosure of any allocations of healthcare expenditures made to or on behalf of each construction worker and for their contractors and subcontractors.