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Current Planning & permit information

The Current Planning Division is the first stop when looking to develop a new project, add-on to an existing home or business, or change the use of a property. The City’s Current Planning Officer who also serves as the City’s Zoning Administrator presides over public hearings for applications, such as standards variances, administrative use permits, and local coastal development permits. 

Need information what can be built or what use is allowed on your property? Contact the Zoning Information hotline at 562.570.6194. You can also reference the Zoning and Land Use GIS Map. 

Current Planning Duties

  • Minor construction permit reviews (signs, fences, small additions).
  • Major construction permit reviews (large additions, new buildings).
  • Providing information and answering questions from the public regarding zone designations (Zoning Maps), permitted land uses, setbacks, density, height limits, lot coverage, open space, and other requirements & processes.
  • Discretionary land use decisions (Planning Permit Information).
    • Administrative Decisions: staff-level Site Plan Review, Signs Standards Waivers.
    • Minor Public Hearings: Standards Variances, Lot Line Adjustments, Lot Mergers, Administrative Use Permits, Local Coastal Development Permits.
    • Major Public Hearings: Conditional Use Permits, Site Plan Review, Subdivision Maps, Zone Changes.
  • Business License Reviews for Zoning conformance
  • Special Studies for Zoning Code amendments, zone changes and others.
  • Provide Staff Support for the City's appointed Planning Commission.

Current Planning Information

Site Plan Review – Approval Status

Documentation Checklist for Site Plan Reviews for Large Projects

Monthly Case Filings

Zoning Administrator

Administrative hearings are conducted by the Zoning Administrator. Standards Variances, Coastal Permits, Minor Lot Line Adjustments, Legalization of Illegal Units, and Lot Mergers are processed through administrative hearings. The Zoning Administrator, as a non-legislative hearing body, will meet via teleconference on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 2:00 PM. Written comments may be submitted to Zoning.Administrator@longbeach.gov. Members of the public will have an opportunity to offer verbal public comment during the meeting.

Staff liaison: 
Maryanne Cronin, Zoning Administration Officer
Email: zoning.administrator@longbeach.gov

To participate in these meetings virtually or by phone, please use the following options:

Meetings:
Second and Fourth Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m.

Join online
Join by phone: 213.338.8477

Meeting ID: 956 4505 5256
Password: 86368

Planning Bureau

562.570.6194

411 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802

M: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
T: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
TH: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
F: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Planning and Zoning phone line is open Monday through Thursday during regular business hours and closes daily for lunch from Noon to 1:00 p.m. The Permit Center is closed daily for lunch from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

411 West Ocean Blvd., 3rd Floor

Long Beach, CA 90802

562.570.LBCD (5223)

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