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Long Beach City Zoning Code

Sec. 105

Chart of uses.

That the Comprehensive Long Beach Unified Land Use Ordinance Number 598 of the City of Long Beach should be and hereby is amended by adopting the revised Chart of Uses attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Chart of Use
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Agricultural
Greenhouse Commercial R S S S
Crops/Forestry R
Riding Stable X S S
Livestock X S S
Wildlife Refuge X S S
Forest Preserve R
Residential
Single Family R R R R R X X X X
Accessory Unit X X X X X X X X X X X
Duplex/2-Family Dwelling R R X
Townhouse X R X X X X X
Zero Lot Line — 2 acres or more X R R R R X X X X
Zero Lot Line — less than 2 acres
Condominium X R X R X X X
Apartment Building Low Rise R X X X X X
Apartment Building High Rise X X X X X X
Live-Work Unit R S S X S X
Mobile Home Park S
Special Care Homes
Homes for Handicapped or Infirm X X R X
Nursing Care, Intermediate Care Homes X X X X R X
Halfway Houses S
Lodging
Hotel/Motel (12+ rooms) R R R X R X X
Inn (up to 12 rooms) R R R X R X X
Bed and Breakfast (1—5 rooms) X X X X R X
Tourist Homes (Renting by the day or week) X X X X X X X X X
Office, Clerical, Research and Services (Not primarily related to goods and merchandise)
Home Occupation (No customer/client traffic generation) R R R R R R R R R R
Operations designed to attract and serve customers or clients on the premises X R R R R R R X
Operations designed to attract little or no customers or client traffic other than employees of the entity R R R R R
Office Building (Multiple offices) X R R R X R R
Operations with drive up window X X R X X X
Work/Live Unit R R R R R
Services and Enterprises Relating to Animals
Veterinarian (Small animals only) X X R X X
Veterinarian (Small/large animals) S X X X
Boarding Kennel S X S X X
Sales and Rental of Goods, Merchandise and Equipment
No storage or display of goods outside fully enclosed building
High volume traffic generation (more than 2,500 sq. ft.) R R R R R X
Low volume traffic generation (up to 2,500 sq. ft.) R R R R R X
Wholesale Sale R R R
Storage and display of goods outside fully enclosed building allowed
High volume traffic generation (more than 2,500 sq. ft.) X R X X R R
Low volume traffic generation (up to 2,500 sq. ft.) X R X X R R
Wholesale Sale R X X R R
Manufacturing, Processing, Creating, Repairing, Painting, Renovation, Cleaning and Assembling of Goods
All operations conducted entirely within fully enclosed building
Majority of dollar volume of business done with walk-in trade X X X X R R
Majority of dollar volume of business not done with walk-in trade X X X R R
Operations conducted within or outside fully enclosed building
Majority of dollar volume of business done with walk-in trade X R R
Majority of dollar volume of business not done with walk-in trade X R R
Regulated Businesses
Check Cashing, Title Loan or Pawn R X
Escort Services S
Lingerie Modeling Studio S
Sex oriented cabaret, cinema, media, or sex shop with sale or rental of sex oriented merchandise S
Tattoo and Body Piercing Parlor R X
Motor Vehicle Related Sales and Service
Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental R X
Sales with installation of parts or accessories (tires, mufflers, etc.) R S R
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance including substantial body work R R
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance not including substantial body work R R R
Gas Sales R R X X R R X
Gas Sales with repair and maintenance services R R S S R R
Car Wash R R X R R
Scrap Materials, Salvage or Junk Yards and Vehicle Graveyards X R
Automobile Parking Garages or Parking Lots (Commercial) X X X X X R R
Storage
Storage Rental Units X X R R
Entertainment, Recreation, Amusement
Activity conducted entirely within building or structure
Bowling Alleys, Skating Rinks, Billiard Halls, Indoor Athletic Facilities and similar uses X X R X X
Movie Theaters X X R X X
Coliseums, Stadiums and similar uses S R R R
Performing Arts Auditorium R R R R X
State Approved Gaming and related uses X R R X R
Activity conducted primarily outside enclosed building
Privately Owned Outdoor Recreational Facilities S X X X
Drive-in Movies X
Publicly Owned and Operated Outdoors Recreation Facilities X X X X X X X X X X X
Golf Course S X
Golf Driving Ranges (not accessory to golf courses) S R X
Horseback Riding or Stables X
Automobile and Motorcycle Racetracks S
RV Park S X
Food Service, Restaurants, Lounge
No substantial carry-out or delivery services, no drive-in service or primary consumption outside fully enclosed building R R R R R R
Restaurants with alcohol as accessory use R R R R R R
Lounge for consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises R R R R X R
Carry-out, delivery and drive-in services, primary consumption outside fully enclosed building X X R X X X
Marine Related Facility
Marina Stores and Supplies (up to 2,500 sq. ft.) R R R R R R
Live Bait Stores R
Boat Storage (indoor) R R R X
Boat Storage (indoor and outdoor) R R R X
Boat Maintenance and Repair R R R X
Civic and Emergency Services
Community Facility X X X X X X X R X X R R X
Police Stations X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Fire Station X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rescue and Ambulance R R R
Infrastructure/Utilities X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Miscellaneous Public and Semi-Public Uses
Post Office X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Airport S
Sanitary Landfill S S
Transit Facility X R X X
Military Reserve Centers S
Funeral Home, Cemetery, Crematorium
Funeral Home with embalming on site R X
Funeral Home (visitation/services only) R X
Crematorium R R
Cemetery S
Educational, Cultural, Religious, Philanthropic, Social, Fraternal, Child Care
Child Care Facility (3 or fewer) X X X R X R X R
Child Care Facility (4 or more) X R R
Elementary School X X X X X X X X X
Middle/High School X X X X X X X X X
College/University (including dormitory) X X X X X X X X X
Learning Center S R R R X
Special Training/Vocational S R R R
Research Facility S X X R X X R R X
Libraries, Museums, Art Centers and similar uses S X X R X X R R X
Social, Fraternal Clubs and similar uses X X X X X R X X
Churches, Synagogues and Temples S S S S S S S X X X
Towers and Related Structures
Towers or Antennas for individual residential use (limited to district height limit) X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Towers or Antennas for community or regional use X X X X R R
Open Air Markets and Horticultural Sales
Open Air Markets (farm, craft, and produce) S X X R X R X
Open Air Flea Markets S X X
Horticultural Sales with outdoor display X R X X
Industrial
Auto related industrial X R R
Communication/Transportation X R R
Manufacturing/Processing X R R
Marine related facility X R R
Products and Services X R R
Storage and Distribution X R R

 

R = Permitted by right

X = Permitted with Long Beach Planning and Development Commission Approval

S = Permitted as special-use (hearing)

(Ord. No. 604, § 2, 11-19-2013; Ord. No. 606, § 1, 2-18-2014; Ord. No. 633, § 2, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 654 , 11-3-2020)