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Long Beach City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS

Sec. 142.- Area, yard and height requirements.

See Table 1.

Table 1. Area, yard and height requirements
District Front Set Back Minimum Side Set Back Minimum Rear Set Back Minimum Height Limit Maximum Lot Width Minimum Lot Area Minimum Coverage Maximum District Area Minimum
R-1, Single Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 35 ft. 75 ft. 7,500 sft. 45%
R-2, Medium Density
Single-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 45 ft. 60 ft. 7,500 sft. 45%
Two-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 45 ft. 75 ft. 7,500 sft. 45%
Low Rise Apartments and Condominiums 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 45 ft. 75 ft. 4,000 sft/u 45%
Other Permitted Uses 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 45 ft. 60 ft. 7,500 sft. 45%
R-3, Multi-Family
Single-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 45 ft. 60 ft. 6,000 sft. 45%
Two-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 45 ft. 70 ft. 7,200 sft. 45%
Multi-Family 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 66 ft. (BFE) 907 sft/u 75%
Other Permitted Uses 25 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 66 ft. (BFE) 907 sft/u 75%
R-4, Residential/Farm
Single-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 75 ft. 6,000 sft. 45%
Two-Family 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 75 ft. 7,200 sft. 45%
Mobile Home Park 50 ft. 15 ft. 25 ft. 100 ft. 10 acres 45%
Individual Site 100 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. 125 ft. 3 acres 45%
Agricultural Use 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 3 acres 45%
Hunting Preserves 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 50 acres
Other Permitted Uses 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 6,000 sft. 45%
R-O, Residential/Office 25 ft. 8 ft. 15 ft. 35 ft. 75 ft. 10,000 sft. 45%
C-1, Central Business 0 ft. 0 or 3 ft. * 3 ft. 44 ft. (BFE) 18 ft. 100%
Apartments/Condo 0 ft. 0 or 3 ft. 3 ft. 44 ft (BFE) 18 ft. 1,815 sft/u 100%
C-1HD, Central Business HD 0 ft. 3 ft. 0 ft. 100 ft. (BFE) 18 ft. 100%
Apartments/Condo 0 ft. 3 ft. 0 ft. 100 ft. (BFE) 18 ft. 907 sft/u 100%
C-2, Highway Commercial 25 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 45 ft. 75 ft. 45%
C-2B, Beachfront 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 100 ft. (BFE) 907 sft/u 100%
C-3, Neighborhood Comm. 25 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 45 ft. 75 ft. 45%
I, Industrial 25 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 45 ft. 100 ft. 10,000 sft 45%
WR, Waterfront 3 acres
RV, Recreational Park 100 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. 45 ft. 300 ft. 45% 10 acres
Pud-Residential 5 acres
Pud-Commercial 5 acres
Pud-Industrial 50 acres
Pud-Mixed Use 5 acres

 

• THE SETBACK SHALL BE ZERO OR A MINIMUM OF 3 FEET.

Note: If there is no number: there is no minimum or maximum.

Sec. 143. - Accessory building setback.

All accessory buildings in residential districts (i.e., those established by Section 103 must comply with the street right-of-way and side lot boundary setbacks set forth in Section 152 but (subject to the remaining provisions of this subsection) shall be required to observe only a five-foot setback from rear lot boundary lines.

(a)

Where the high point of the roof or any appurtenance of an accessory building exceeds 12 feet in height, the accessory building shall be set back from rear lot boundary lines an additional one foot for every two feet of height exceeding 12 feet.

(b)

Maximum lot coverage of principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed 45 percent of the lot.

(c)

No accessory building shall be located with ten (10) feet of any other structure, except swimming pools.

(Ord. No. 627, § 2, 5-3-2017)