Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.14 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Long Beach
State Law reference— Provisions on the authority of local authorities to regulate highways, Veh. C. § 21101.
10.14.010 - Establishment.¶
Whenever any provision of this Chapter designates a one-way street or alley, the City Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited. The streets, portions of streets and alleys designated in Section 10.14.020 are designated for one-way traffic in the directions respectively set forth therein.
(ORD-09-0021 § 17, 2009; Prior code § 3410.37)
10.14.020 - Designated.¶
For the purpose of Section 10.14.010, no person shall drive or operate any vehicle on the following streets, or portions of streets, and alleys, in a direction other than designated for one-way traffic:
A.
Streets and portions of streets:
(East) First Street, between Mitchell Avenue and Pico Avenue,
(West) North service road of Second Street, between the east line of Padua Drive and Sorrento Drive,
(West) Third Street, between Topaz Court and Alamitos Avenue,
(East) Fifth Street, between Nebraska Avenue and Walnut Avenue,
(East) Sixth Street, between San Francisco Avenue and Atlantic Avenue,
(East) Seventh Street south, between Pico Avenue and west City limits,
(West) Seventh Street, between southbound De Forest Avenue and Atlantic Avenue,
(West) South service road of Seventh Street, between Golden Avenue and San Francisco Avenue,
(West) Seventh Street north, between Pico Avenue and west City limits,
(East) the south roadway of Ninth Street, between a point two hundred feet (200') west of Caspian Avenue and Pico Avenue,
(West) Tenth Street, between Ninth Street and Pico Avenue,
(East) Fourteenth Street north, between Long Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue,
(West) Fourteenth Street south, between Long Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue,
(West) Sixteenth Street, between Gundry Avenue and Walnut Avenue,
(Westbound) West Fifty-First Street, between a point three hundred feet (300') west of Long Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue,
(South) Alamitos Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Seaside Boulevard,
(Southwest) Argonne Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(Southwest) Bay Shore Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Fifty-Fourth Place,
(South) Belmont Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and First Street,
(North) Bennett Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(East) Broadway, between Magnolia Avenue and Alamitos Avenue,
(East) Campo Walk, from Ravenna Drive to Second Street,
(South) Cedar Avenue, south of Ocean Boulevard to the east-west alley north of Windsor Place,
(South) Cherry Avenue west service road, between a point four hundred feet (400') north of Wardlow Road and Carson Street,
(Northeast) Claremont Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Second Street,
(South) Claremont Avenue, between The Toledo and Second Street,
(North) Clark Avenue east service road, between the east-west alley located three hundred forty-six feet (346') north of Los Coyotes Diagonal and Eagle Street,
(Northeast) Corona Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(Southwest) Covina Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(South) Fashion Avenue, between the north line of Ninth Street and a point three hundred feet (300') north of the north line of Ninth Street,
(East) Florida Street, between Orange Avenue and Hermosa Avenue,
(Southwest) Glendora Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(South) Golden Avenue, between Sixth Street and Seventh Street,
(Northeast) La Verne Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(South) Lewis Avenue, between Anaheim Street and Eleventh Street,
Lido Lane, (southeast) between The Toledo and Appian Way,
(Southwest) Loreta Walk, between Naples Plaza and Garibaldi Lane,
(Counterclockwise) Los Alamitos Traffic Circle,
(South) Monrovia Avenue, between Appian Way and Broadway,
(Southwest) Nieto Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(East) Ocean Boulevard south, between Termino Avenue and Bay Shore Avenue,
(West) Ocean Boulevard north, between Termino Avenue and Bay Shore Avenue,
(South) Orange Drive, between the north line of Salt Lake Street and a point approximately one hundred ninety-five feet (195') to the north,
Orizaba Avenue counterclockwise around Rose park,
(North) Pacific Avenue east, between Broadway and Third Street,
(South) Pacific Avenue west, between Broadway and Third Street,
(Southwest) Padua Drive, between Appian Way and the north frontage road of Second Street,
(Southwest) Park Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Second Street,
(Northeast) Pomona Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(North) Prospect Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(North) Quincy Avenue, between Livingston Drive and Shaw Street,
(South) Quincy Avenue, between Anaheim Street and Fourteenth Street,
(Southwest) Quincy Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Second Street,
(Counterclockwise) Rainbow Pier, from Seaside Boulevard and Pine Avenue to Seaside Boulevard and Linden Avenue,
(North) the east roadway of Redondo Avenue, between Second Street and Dodge Way,
(South) Roswell Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(North) Roycroft Avenue, between Anaheim Street and Fifteenth Street,
(Northeast) Roycroft Avenue, between East Second Street and Livingston Drive,
(Northeast) Roycroft Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Second Street,
(Northeast) St. Joseph Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(North) San Francisco Avenue, between Ocean Park Avenue and Sixth Street,
(South) San Francisco Avenue, between Seventh Street and Sixth Street,
(Southwest) Santa Ana Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and The Toledo,
(Southwest) Syracuse Walk, between Naples Plaza and Via Di Roma Walk,
(North) The Toledo, between Second Street and Claremont Avenue,
(West) North frontage road of Willow Street, between the west line of Josie Avenue and a point five hundred fifty feet (550') to the west,
(North and east) Winnipeg Place, between Third Street and Obispo Avenue,
(South) Ximeno Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Livingston Drive,
(South) Zona Court, from Fifth Street to Fourth Street,
(North) Anaheim Place, from Fourteenth Street to Pacific Coast Highway,
(East) Wehrle Court, from Bennett Avenue to Ximeno Avenue,
(North) Kennebec Avenue, between Broadway and Third Street,
(South) Termino Avenue, between First Street and Livingston Drive,
(East) Division Street, between Bennett Avenue and Bay Shore Avenue,
(West) First Street, between Livingston Drive and Bay Shore Avenue,
(East) Sorrento Drive, between Second Street and Appian Way,
(South) Eliot Lane,
(Eastbound) Alta Way, between Lime Avenue and Marietta Court,
(North) Gaviota Avenue, between Fourth Street and Fifth Street,
(North) Savona Walk, between The Toledo and Naples Plaza,
Eleventh Street between the first alley east of Atlantic Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue,
(South) Cerritos Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(South) Esperanza Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(North) Falcon Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(South) Gaviota Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(North) Hermosa Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(North) Bonito Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(East) The alley north of Pacific Coast Highway, between May Avenue and Walnut Avenue,
Mahanna Avenue between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street (northbound),
Earl Avenue between Hill Street and Eagle Street (southbound),
Locust Avenue between Hill Street and Eagle Street (northbound),
(East) Appleton Street, between Alamitos Avenue and Junipero Avenue,
Campo Walk between Campo Drive and Ravenna Drive (eastbound),
(East) First Street, between Alamitos Avenue and Junipero Avenue,
(West) Second Street, between Alamitos Avenue and Junipero Avenue,
(Northbound) Weston Place between Thirty-Fifth Street and Thirty-Sixth Street,
(Westbound) Corinthian Walk west of Ravenna Drive to The Toledo,
(Eastbound) Corinthian Walk east of Ravenna Drive to The Toledo,
(Northbound) Henderson Avenue between Cowles Street and Fifteenth Street,
(Northeast) Cordova Walk between Naples Plaza and Garibaldi Lane,
(Westbound) Vera Court between Junipero Avenue and Raymond Avenue,
(Westbound) Smith Place between Orange Avenue and its easterly terminus,
(Eastbound) Leigh Court between Orange Avenue and its easterly terminus,
(Northeastbound) Lucia Walk between Neapolitan Lane East and The Toledo,
(East) Theresa Street, between Roswell Avenue and Ximeno Avenue,
(Westbound) Seventeenth Street between Gaviota Avenue and Walnut Avenue,
(Eastbound) Fifty-Sixth Way between Langport Avenue and Paramount Boulevard,
(Westbound) Fifty-Sixth Street between Langport Avenue and Paramount Boulevard,
(Eastbound) Fifty-Fifth Way between Langport Avenue and Paramount Boulevard,
(Northbound) Langport Avenue between Fifty-Sixth Street and Fifty-Sixth Way,
(Southbound) Langport Avenue between Fifty-Sixth Street and Fifty-Fifth Way,
(Westbound) the Willow Street service road between Josie Avenue and a point five hundred feet (500') west of Josie Avenue,
(Westbound) Ninth Street between San Pablo Court and Orange Avenue,
(Westbound) Melrose Way between Atlantic Avenue and Linden Avenue,
(Eastbound) Seventeenth Street between Gaviota Avenue and Rose Avenue,
(Westbound) 55 th Street between Linden Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard,
(Eastbound) Louise Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Linden Avenue,
(North) Norman Court, between 10th Street and 11th Street,
(South) Almond Court, between 10th Street and 11th Street.
B.
Alleys:
(East) the alley north of Second Street between Park Avenue and Claremont Avenue,
(West) the alley south of East Second Street, between Quincy Avenue and Claremont Avenue,
(North) Alamo Court, between Ocean Boulevard and First Street,
(South) Alamo Court, between First Street and Seventh Street, except between Broadway and Third Street,
(West) Alta Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(South) Anaheim Place from Pacific Coast Highway to Fourteenth Street,
(North) the north-south alley west of Atlantic Avenue from Fifty-Sixth Street to South Street,
(East) the alley between Atlantic Avenue and the north-south interior alley and between Claiborne Drive and Cartagena Street,
(South) the alley between Bellflower Boulevard and San Anseline Avenue and between Stearns Street and El Paseo Street,
(West) Bronce Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(West) Cereza Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(West) Cobre Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(West) Maple Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(West) Melrose Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(West) Roble Way, between Pacific Avenue and Elm Avenue,
(South) Palmer Court, between Third Street and Fourth Street,
(South) Solana Court, between Ocean Boulevard and Seventh Street,
(North) Tribune Court between First Street and Alta Way,
(South) Tribune Court between Broadway and Third Street and between Sixth Street and Seventh Street,
(East) the alley between Virginia Road and a point one hundred sixty-five feet (165') west of Long Beach Boulevard and between San Antonio Drive and Claiborne Drive,
(North) Waite Court, between Ocean Boulevard and Third Street,
(South) Waite Court, between Tenth Street and a point one hundred sixty-five feet (165') northerly,
(West) Alta Way, between Lime Avenue and Marietta Court,
Repealed,
Eighth Street between Cherry Avenue and Junipero Avenue (westbound),
Corto Place between Obispo Avenue and Broadway (westbound),
Repealed,
Repealed,
Repealed,
(Westbound) the east-west alley between Nineteenth Street and Summit Street, from Santa Fe Avenue to the north-south alley one hundred feet (100') east of Santa Fe Avenue,
(Southeastbound) alley parallel to and southwest of Appian Way between Monrovia Avenue and Lakeview Avenue,
(Eastbound) Melrose Way between Elm Avenue and Frontenac Court,
(North) Ancona Drive between the east-west alley immediately north of Second Street and Sorrento Drive,
(South) north-south alley between Pacific Avenue and Pine Avenue and between Hill Street and the east- west alley south of Hill Street,
(Southbound) north-south alley between Alamitos Avenue and Cerritos Avenue and between Tenth Street and Hellman Street.
(ORD-19-0019 §§ 1, 2, 2019; ORD-15-0006 §§ 1, 2, 2015; ORD-14-0007 § 1, 2014; ORD-07-0030 § 1, 2007; ORD-06-0048 § 1, 2006; ORD-06-0014 § 1, 2006; ORD-05-0029 § 1, 2005; Ord. C-7947 § 1, 2004; Ord. C-7861 § 1, 2003; Ord. C-7843 § 1, 2003; Ord. C-7696 § 1, 2000; Ord. C-7680 § 1, 2000; Ord. C-7638 § 1, 1999; Ord. C-7554 § 2, 1998; Ord. C-7396 § 2, 1996; Ord. C-7390 § 1, 1996; Ord. C-7348 § 1, 1995; Ord. C-7334 § 6, 1995; Ord. C-7259 §§ 1, 2, 1994; Ord. C-7216 § 1, 1994; Ord. C-7171 § 1, 1993; Ord. C- 7141 § 1, 1993; Ord. C-7138 § 1, 1993; Ord. C-7053 § 1, 1992; Ord. C-7048 § 1, 1992; Ord. C-6939 § 1, 1991; Ord. C-6914 § 1, 1991; Ord. C-6797 §§ 3, 7, 1990; Ord. C-6754 § 1, 1990; Ord. C-6697 § 1, 1990; Ord. C-6610 § 1, 1989; Ord. C-6564 § 2, 1989; Ord. C-6562 § 1, 1989; Ord. C-6544 § 4, 1988; Ord. C-6504 § 1, 1988; Ord. C-6492 § 1, 1988; Ord. C-6485 § 2, 1988; Ord. C-6440 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6435 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6387 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6374 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6364 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6362 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6354 § 1, 1987; Ord. C-6291 § 1, 1986; Ord. C-6268 § 1, 1986; Ord. C-6125 § 2, 1985; Ord. C-6043 § 1, 1984; Ord. C-5918 §§ 1, 2, 1982; Ord. C-5900 § 3, 1982; Ord. C-5886 § 1, 1982; Ord. C-5795 § 2, 1981; Ord. C- 5769 § 3, 1981; Ord. C-5711 § 2, 1981; Ord. C-5674 § 2, 1981; Ord. C-5491 § 3, 1979; Ord. C-5390 § 5, 1978; Ord. C-5365 § 1 (part), 1977; Ord. C-5361 §§ 1, 2, 1977; Ord. C-5334 § 3 (part), 1977; prior code § 3410.128)
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