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Title 21 — ZONING

Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.34.020 Long range development plan required

Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Long Beach

Cite as: Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.34.020 · Text as of 2026-10-04

21.34.010 - Purpose.

The Institutional (I) district is established to create, preserve and enhance areas for public and institutional land uses and to provide restrictions to minimize the effect of such uses on surrounding uses.

(Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

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21.34.020 - Long range development plan required.

Any site with a lot area exceeding forty thousand (40,000) square feet shall submit a long range development plan for the institution. Such long range development plan shall include all development of the site and site expansions (within the institutional zone or under the institution's ownership, whichever is greater) anticipated over the next twenty (20) years. Such plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval through the site plan review procedure. No site plan review shall be approved and no building permit shall be issued for any building or structure which is not consistent with the long range development plan.

(Ord. C-7032 § 27, 1992: Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

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21.34.025 - Site plan review.

Site plan review shall be required pursuant to Division V of Chapter 21.25 (Specific Procedures).

(Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

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21.34.030 - Adult entertainment business.

Any business considered an "adult entertainment business" as defined by Section 21.15.110 of this Title shall be subject to special locational standards as indicated in Chapter 21.45 (Special Development Standards).

(ORD-18-0018 § 7, 2018; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

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