Long Beach Municipal Code Div. I Permitted Uses (CA)

21.35.110 - Purpose.¶

A. Permitted Uses. Table 35-1 indicates the classes of uses permitted (Y), not permitted (N), permitted as a conditional use (C), permitted as an accessory use (A), and permitted as a temporary use (T) in the park district.

(Ord. C-7826 § 3, 2002)

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21.35.120 - Prohibited uses.¶

Any use not specifically permitted by Table 35-1 shall be prohibited.

TABLE 35-1 Uses in Park Districts

Use	District P
Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses (all categories)	N
Alcoholic beverage sales - with permitted or conditionally permitted uses	C
Amphitheater, band shell, performance stage and the like:
a. With a seating capacity of up to 200 persons	Y
b. With a seating capacity greater than 200 persons	C
Athletic facilities including sports fields, swimming pools, courts and the like	Y
Campgrounds (except recreational vehicle campgrounds)	Y
Circuses	N
Comfort stations	A
Commercial recreation uses (a) (see definition, e.g., miniature golf courses, water slides, bicycle rentals, nonmotorized vehicles, and the like)	C
Commercial uses-other	N, except sidewalk vendors which are allowed pursuant to Chapter 5.73 of the LBMC
Community gardens	Y
Community service uses (b) :
a. Nonregional, City staffed	Y
b. Nonregional, nonprofit	C
c. Nonregional, for profit	N
Community service uses (b) -regional	N
Construction trailer	T
Cultural and educational uses (e.g., museums, ranchos, nature centers and the like)	Y
Daycare and preschools:
a. Cooperatives and City staffed	Y
b. Nonprofit	C
Electronic video games (not to exceed 4 in any 1 building)	A
Exhibition grounds on a permanent basis for fairs, carnivals, trade shows and the like, or for continuation of fairs, carnivals, trade shows and the like beyond 10 days in length	N
Exhibitions, trade shows and the like	T
Fairs, festivals, carnivals, holiday celebrations, pageants, social events and the like for a period not to exceed 10 days	T
Food and beverage concessions (not including alcoholic)	A
Landscaped open areas	Y
Libraries of the City of Long Beach	C
Mobile food truck/Mobile food facility (see Section 21.53.106 )	T
Motor vehicle racing or testing	N
Natural habitat reserves or preserves	Y
Offices for the supervision and maintenance of park facilities, programs and activities	A
Parking (commercial)	N
Parks and related improvements	Y
Passive games and activities, and arts and crafts classes	Y
Police and fire stations, communication centers, schools, government buildings and the like	N
Private clubs (nonprofit and recreational only)	C
Recreational equipment sale and rental for use in park (except that motorcycles, motorized skateboards, mopeds and the like, are not permitted)	A
Recreational vehicle campground	C
Recreational vehicle storage	N
Residential uses (except caretaker or guard facilities)	N
Restaurants with or without alcoholic beverage sales	C
Sale of alcoholic beverage	C
Sewage and wastewater treatment of tertiary or more advanced level of treatment	A
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (see Chapter 21.56 )	C
Any use which violates the noise ordinance of the City	N

Abbreviations: Y = Permitted as a principal use. N = Not permitted. C = Conditional use permit required. Refer to Chapter 21.52. A = Permitted as accessory use. Refer to Chapter 21.51. T = Permitted as temporary use. Refer to Chapter 21.53.

(a) "Commercial recreation" is any recreational use in parks for which a fee is charged independent of City oversight. (See definition for "commercial recreation" in Section 21.15.565 and findings for such uses in the park P district in Section 21.52.610.)

(b) "Community service use" is a service provided for the health and welfare of the individual receiving the service. Such uses in parks do not include the permanent provision of food, shelter or medical services except for counseling, health fairs, medical screening and the like. Nonregional community service uses serve the local community—the neighbors nearby who require the service. Regional serving community service providers serve a much wider constituency.

(ORD-26-0012 § 6, 2026; ORD-24-0032 § 1, 2024; ORD-24-0003 § 1, 2024; ORD-18-0015 § 5(Exh. E), 2018; ORD-11-0011 § 6(Exh. F), 2011; Ord. C-7826 § 3, 2002)

Table 35-2 Park Dedications/Designations

Park Name	Type	Dedication Type	Zoning Classification
Admiral Kidd	N	Dedicated	P
Alamitos at 72nd	M	Designated	P
Alamitos Bay Marina	SU	Designated	PD-4
Arbor Street	M	Dedicated	P
Atlantic Plaza	N	Dedicated	P
Bayshore Playground	M	Designated	P
Beach	R	Designated and Dedicated	P
Belmont Pier and Plaza	SU	Designated	PD-2 and R-4-R & P
Belmont Pool Complex	SU	Designated	PD-2 and P
Birdcage	M	Dedicated	P
Bixby	C	Dedicated	P
Bixby Knolls	N	Dedicated	P
Bouton Creek	M	Dedicated	P
Bluff	G	Dedicated	P
Burton Chace	M	Dedicated	P
California Recreation Center	N	Dedicated	P
Carroll	M	Dedicated	P
Cesar Chavez	C	Dedicated	PD-30 and PR
C. David Molina	N	Dedicated	P
Channel View	G	Dedicated	PD-1
Cherry	C	Dedicated	P
Chittick Field	SU	County owned	P
College Estates	N	Dedicated	P
Colonnade	M	Dedicated	R-1-S
Colorado Lagoon	SU	Designated	P
Coolidge	N	Dedicated	P
Craftsman Village	M	Dedicated	P
Crocker Plaza (Victory)	G	Dedicated	PD-6
Daisy Avenue	G	Dedicated	P
Davies Launch Ramp	SU	Designated	P
Deforest	N	Dedicated	P
Deforest Nature Trail	SU	County owned	P
Donald Douglas Plaza	M	Dedicated	P
Douglas	M	Dedicated	P
Downtown Marina Mole	SU	Designated	PD-6
Drake	N	Dedicated	PD-10
East Village Arts	M	Dedicated	PD-30
El Dorado Park West	C	Dedicated	P
El Dorado Park Golf Course	GC	Dedicated	P
El Dorado Regional Park	R	Dedicated	P
El Dorado - Nature/Community Gardens	SU	Dedicated	P
Fellowship	M	Dedicated	PD-22
Fourteenth Street	M	Dedicated	PD-29 and P
Golden Shore Marine Reserve	SU	Designated	PD-6 and PD-21
Golden Shore RV	SU	Designated	PD-6 and PD-21
Grace	N	Dedicated	P
Heartwell	C	Dedicated	P
Heartwell (Campfire)	SU	Dedicated	Institutional
Heartwell Park Golf Course	GC	Dedicated	P
Houghton	C	Dedicated	P
Hudson	N	Dedicated	P
Jack Dunster Marine Reserve	SU	Dedicated	PD-1
Jack Nichol	G	Dedicated	PD-1
Jackson Street	M	Dedicated	R-1-N and P
Jenni Rivera Memorial	G	Dedicated	P
La Bella Fontana di Napoli	SU	Dedicated	P
Leeway Sailing Center	SU	Designated	P
Lilly	M	Dedicated	P
Lincoln	SU	Dedicated	PD-30
Livingston Drive	M	Dedicated	P
LB Aquarium of the Pacific	SU	Designated	PD-6
LB Museum of Art	SU	Dedicated	P
Locust Tot Lot	M	Dedicated	P
Lookout	M	Dedicated	P
Los Altos	N	Dedicated	P
Los Altos Plaza	M	Dedicated	P
Los Cerritos	N	Dedicated	P
MacArthur	N	Dedicated	P
Marina Green	SU	Designated	PD-6 and P
Marina Vista	N	Designated	PD-1
Marine Park (Mother's Beach)	SU	Designated	P
Marine Stadium	SU	Designated	PD-1 and P
Martin Luther King Jr.	C	Dedicated	P
Mary Molina Community Garden	M	Dedicated	P
Maurice "Mossy" Kent	M	Designated	PD-4
Miracle on 4th Street	M	Dedicated	P
Naples Plaza (Overlook Park)	N	Dedicated	P
Orizaba	N	Dedicated	P
Pacific & 6th Community Garden	M	Dedicated	P
Pacific Electric Right-of-Way	G	Dedicated	P
Pan American	N	Dedicated	P
Peace	M	Dedicated	P
Plaza Zaferia	M	Dedicated	P
Queen Mary Events	SU	Designated	PD-21
Rainbow Harbor Esplanade	SU	Designated	PD-6
Rainbow Lagoon	SU	Designated	PD-6
Ramona	N	Dedicated	P
Recreation	C	Dedicated	P
Recreation Park Golf Course	GC	Dedicated	P
Recreation - 9 Hole (North of 6th Street)	GC	Dedicated	P
Recreation - 9 Hole (South of 6th Street)	GC	Designated	P
Rose	M	Dedicated	P
Rotary Centennial	M	Dedicated	PD-22
Santa Cruz (Victory)	M	Dedicated	PD-6
Scherer	C	Dedicated	P
Shoreline Aquatic	SU	Designated	PD-6
Silverado	C	Dedicated	P
Sims Pond	SU	Dedicated	PD-1
Skylinks	GC	Dedicated	P
Sleepy Hollow	G	Dedicated	P
Somerset	N	Dedicated	P
South Shore Launch Ramp	SU	Designated	PD-21
South Street Parkway	G	Dedicated	P
Stearns Champions	C	Dedicated	P
Tanaka Park	M	Dedicated	P
Treasure Island	M	Dedicated	P
Veterans	C	Dedicated	P
Victory	G	Dedicated	PD-6
Wardlow	N	Dedicated	P
Whaley	N	Dedicated	P
Will Rogers	M	Dedicated	Institutional/PD-1
Willow Springs (Parcel A only)	C	Dedicated	P
Wrigley	G	County owned	P

N = Neighborhood; C = Community; M = Mini; SU = Special Use; GC = Golf Course; G = Greenway

(ORD-24-0030 § 1, 2024; ORD-22-0023 § 1, 2022; ORD-22-0019 § 1, 2022; ORD-06-0004 § 1, 2006: Ord. C-7895 § 2, 2003)

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21.35.110 - Purpose.¶

21.35.120 - Prohibited uses.¶

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