Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 18.64 Sandblasting

A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in wet or dry sandblasting of the outside any building or structure in the City without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Building Official.

B. The permit is required for the purpose of placing the City on notice regarding intended sandblasting operations, thus making possible the inspection of sandblasting operations in the City so that sandblasting regulations enacted for the protection of the health and property of members of the public may effectively be enforced.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

No sandblasting permit shall be issued to any person not licensed or otherwise prohibited by State law from engaging in sandblasting operations.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

A separate permit shall be required for each separate premises, court or group of structures to be sandblasted. More than one actual building or structure may be included on a single permit if all the buildings or structures are on one lot or one contiguous parcel of land.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

Each application for permit shall contain the following information:

A. The name and address of the person or company applying for the permit;

B. The location of the job;

C. The building or structure or portion thereof to be sandblasted;

D. Such other information as the Building Official shall reasonably require to aid in the proper inspection and enforcement of City sandblasting regulations.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

No sandblasting permit shall be issued prior to the payment of an inspection fee consistent with the fee schedule set forth in Chapter 18.06. No plan examination fee or other type of additional fee described in Chapter 18.06 shall be required.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

Any person, firm or corporation conducting sandblasting in the City shall, not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to sandblasting, deliver to each residence or business establishment within one hundred (100) feet of all buildings or structures to be sandblasted a written notice stating in substance as follows:

NOTICE OF SANDBLASTING

On, ____________ (Date or Dates)

20__, sandblasting will be carried out on the exterior of the building at

(Address of building to be sandblasted)

(Name of company)

whose address is

The sandblasting will be conducted in accordance with Municipal Code Section 18.64.010 et seq., of the City of Long Beach.

(Name of owner or foreman)

(Address of owner or foreman)

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

No person, firm or corporation shall engage in "dry" sandblasting in the City in the absence of written special permission from the Building Official, such special permission to be granted only if the particular circumstances of the job make wet sandblasting impractical.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

No person, firm or corporation shall engage in sandblasting unless the hours of operation are in accordance with Section 8.80.202 Noise Regulations for Authorized Hours of Operations.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)

No person, firm or corporation shall engage in sandblasting without first protecting adjacent property, public street and pedestrian walkway areas by erecting canvas or other suitable barriers sufficient to protect them from the splashing or blowing of sand or water.

(ORD-25-0019 § 1(Exh. A), 2025; ORD-22-0033 § 1(Exh. A), 2022; ORD-19-0031 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; ORD-16-0026 § 1(Exh. A), 2016)