NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Application Number:2601-39 (ZCA26-001, EIRA26-001, LCPA26-001)Application Date:07/31/2025Project Location:CitywideProject Applicant:City of Long Beach, Department of Community Development
Approval(s) Requested: Zoning Code Amendment, Local Coastal Program Amendment
Proposed Project: A Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA26-001) and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA26-001) to amend Chapters 21.15, 21.21 and 21.68 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to update the existing Enhanced Density Bonus to align with the provisions of the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The update will also add special bonuses for projects providing community benefits and implement other procedural and implementation streamlining changes to the Enhanced Density Bonus Ordinance; and
Environmental Review: An addendum (EIRA-26-001) to the previously certified Initial Study/ Negative Declaration (IS/ND) ND 08-20, State Clearinghouse No. 2021050034, prepared for the City of Long Beach Enhanced Density Bonus Ordinance, found no new significant impacts. The IS/ND did not find any significant impacts. The proposed amendment to the City’s Enhanced Density Bonus Program will not result in any new significant impacts or any impacts greater than those analyzed in the IS/ND. None of the conditions requiring a new subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report, as stated in Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code or in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines, are present. Thus, the addendum was prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.
This project also includes a future amendment to the Local Coastal Program for areas in the Coastal Zone and is subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission for the coastal zone only.The City Council will hear this item at the meeting detailed below:
Meeting Date:June 9, 2026Meeting Time:5:00 PMMeeting Place:411 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
For more information or to submit written testimony, contact Christian Turner, Project Planner, at christian.turner@longbeach.gov or (562) 570-6926.
The public will have the option to use eComment to provide comments on agenda items. Written comments may also be submitted by email to CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV. A staff report will be available for public review on or about June 5, 2026. This report may be viewed on the City website at www.longbeach.gov .
If you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or issues raised via written correspondence delivered to the City prior to the public hearing.
Monique de la garzaCity ClerkDated: 4/30/2026Prepared by: Christian TurnerLong Beach Press-TelegramPublished: 5/19/26
