Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.37.110 Purpose

The Planned Development (PD) District is established to allow flexible development plans to be prepared for areas of the City which may benefit from the formal recognition of unique or special land uses and the establishment of special design policies and standards not otherwise possible under conventional zoning district regulations. Purposes of the planned development district include permitting a compatible mix of land uses, allowing for planned commercial areas and business parks, and encouraging a variety of housing styles and densities.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

On and after September 1, 1988, all planned development districts shall be indicated by the PD designation, a number and a common name. Planned development districts are as follows:

1. PD-1—Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan (SEADIP) (repealed) (superseded by Southeast Area Specific Plan SP-2) (See Section 21.37.210).

2. PD-2—Belmont Pier

3. PD-3—Reserved

4. PD-4—Long Beach Marina

5. PD-5—Ocean Boulevard

6. PD-6—Downtown Shoreline

7. PD-7—Long Beach Business Center

8. PD-8—Reserved

9. PD-9—Long Beach Airport Business Park

10. PD-10—Willmore City

11. PD-11—Rancho Estates

12. PD-12—Long Beach Airport Terminal

13. PD-13-Atlantic Aviation Center (repealed) (superseded by SP-3 Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan).

14. PD-14—Reserved

15. PD-15—Redondo Avenue

16. PD-16—Reserved

17. PD-17—Alamitos Land

18. PD-18—Kilroy Airport Center

19. PD-19—Douglas Aircraft

20. PD-20—All Souls

21. PD-21—Queensway Bay

22. PD-22—Pacific Railway

23. PD-23—Douglas Center

24. PD-24—Reserved

25. PD-25—Atlantic Avenue

26. PD-26—West Long Beach Business Park

27. PD-27—Willow Street Center

28. PD-28—Pacific Theaters

29. PD-29—Long Beach Boulevard (repealed) (superseded by Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1))

30. PD-30—Downtown Long Beach

31. PD-31-California State University Research and Technology Center Planned Development

32. PD-32 (PD-32 North and PD-32 South)—Douglas Park

(ORD-23-0008 § 1, 2023; ORD-21-0015 § 1, 2021; ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

In order to qualify for the planned development district classification, a property must contain not less than five (5) acres in size and must be a full block face surrounded on all sides by public right-of-way. In any event, the property must have direct access to a public street.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

A planned development district classification shall be established in accordance with the administrative procedures contained in Division VII of Chapter 21.25 (Specific Procedures). Among other things, these procedures call for preparation and adoption of a use and development standards plan.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

The development standards and design guidelines for a Planned Development District shall be those adopted by the City Council in the ordinance for each PD zone. Whenever a PD zone is silent or does not contain any particular development standard (such as landscaping, parking configuration, or permitted projections into required yard areas), then the Zoning Administrator shall determine the development standard that shall apply, taking into consideration which development standard is closest to the overall intent of the PD.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

Site plan review is required for all development proposals within PD districts pursuant to Division V of Chapter 21.25 (Specific Procedures) of this Title. The Site Plan Review Committee shall refer to the Planning Commission all planned development district project applications which vary from the general or specific use and development standards but which are consistent with the intent of the particular planned development district.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

On-premises and off-premises alcoholic beverage sales uses in planned development districts shall be permitted only as conditional uses unless such uses are specifically exempted from the conditional use permit process by a particular planned development district ordinance.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)

When this Title is amended to add or change regulations for a specific land use in the Residential Districts (Ch. 21.31), Commercial Districts (Ch. 21.32), Industrial Districts (Ch. 21.32), Institutional District (Ch. 21.34), and Park District (Ch. 21.35), the Zoning Administrator may determine that the same use regulations apply to all or certain Planned Development Districts (or subareas thereof), if the following conditions are met:

A. The use is not directly or explicitly regulated by the existing PD use regulations;

B. The use is consistent in nature with the categories, types and characteristics of uses permitted in the PD (or subareas thereof), and will not introduce a new use that will cause substantial adverse effects upon the community; and

C. The use is not in conflict with the goals or intent of the PD.

Such determination shall be made in writing and shall be appended to the affected PD(s), as appropriate.

(ORD-20-0018 § 18, 2020)