Long Beach enforces 2025 CBC, T24 Pt 2 based on 2024 IBC with 4 local amendments on top. The amendments are the part that gets sets corrected. The state edition is only the floor. Long Beach sits in Los Angeles County.
Edition changeover: Projects with a complete application on or before 2025-12-31 may still be reviewed under the 2022 Title 24.
| Discipline | Adopted code | Local amendment |
|---|---|---|
| Building | 2025 CBC, T24 Pt 2 based on 2024 IBC | Long Beach Municipal Code Title 18: building standards + local amendments |
| Residential | 2025 CRC, T24 Pt 2.5 based on 2024 IRC | n/a |
| Existing buildings | 2025 CEBC, T24 Pt 10 based on 2024 IEBC | n/a |
| Fire | 2025 CFC, T24 Pt 9 based on 2024 IFC | n/a |
| Electrical | 2025 CEC, T24 Pt 3 based on 2023 NEC | n/a |
| Mechanical | 2025 CMC, T24 Pt 4 based on 2024 UMC | n/a |
| Plumbing | 2025 CPC, T24 Pt 5 based on 2024 UPC | n/a |
| Energy | 2025 Energy Code, T24 Pt 6 | n/a |
| Green / sustainability | 2025 CALGreen, T24 Pt 11 | n/a |
| Accessibility | 2025 CBC Ch 11A/11B, T24 Pt 2 | n/a |
| Wildland-urban interface | 2025 CA-WUIC, T24 Pt 7 based on 2024 IWUIC | n/a |
| Historical buildings | 2025 CHBC, T24 Pt 8 | n/a |
| Administrative | 2025 CAC, T24 Pt 1 | n/a |
| Zoning | No state-adopted code | Local zoning ordinance (city or county), subject to state preemptionLocal text supersedes the state code |
| Coastal | No state-adopted code | Certified LCP (1980, first in the state): city issues CDPs |
| Methane | No state-adopted code | LBMC methane district requirements (former oil fields) |
Quoted from the adopted ordinance. These are the provisions that differ from the state code, which is where most correction lists come from. Excerpts, not the whole ordinance. Follow the source link for the full text.
Prohibited Canopy Structure, or the California Fire Code adopted in Chapter 18.48 21. Shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or agricultural purposes, not including service system. 22. Decks not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in area, that are not more than thirty (30) inches above grade at any point, are not attached to a dwelling and do not serve the exit door. C. Grading permits not required. Grading permits are not required for any of the following: 1. […]
SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS 18.05.010 – General. Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, written record of computations, statement of special inspections, geotechnical report and other pertinent data shall be submitted with each permit application. The construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional licensed in the State of California to practice as such. Where special conditions exist, the Building Official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a registered design professional. […]
FEES 18.06.010 – Permit fees. A. Building permit fees. A building permit (exclusive of subtrade permits) shall be issued for each building or structure to be erected or upon which work is to be done thereunder when required pursuant to Section 18.04.010 and for each such permit the permit applicant shall pay a permit filing fee as set forth in the schedule of fees and charges established by City Council resolution plus a fee computed on the basis of the estimated total cost of the work proposed to be done, in accordance with the building permit fee as set forth in the schedule of fees and charges established by City Council resolution. […]
INSPECTIONS 18.07.010 – General. A. Inspection. All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by Section 18.07.050 and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Certain types of construction shall have special inspections by registered special inspectors as specified in Section 18.07.080 and Chapter 17 of the California Building Code adopted in Chapter 18.40. […]
POLICE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE 18.15.010 – Legislative findings. A. The State of California, through the enactment of Government Code Sections 66001 through 66009 has authorized the City to enact development impact fees. B. The imposition of development impact fees is one of the preferred methods of ensuring that development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital facilities and related costs necessary to accommodate such development. This must be done in order to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare. C. […]
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FEE 18.17.010 – Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the Long Beach Transportation Improvement Fee Ordinance or as the Transportation Fee Ordinance. The fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be known as "Transportation Improvement Fees." 18.17.020 – Purpose. A Transportation Improvement Fee is imposed on new development in the City for the purpose of assuring that the transportation level of service goals of the City as set forth in the traffic mitigation program are met with respect to the additional demands placed on the transportation system by traffic generated from such development. 18.17.030 – Affected area—Designation of subareas. A. […]
PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES FEE 18.18.010 – Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Long Beach Park and Recreation Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance." The fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be known as "Park Fees." 18.18.020 – Purpose. A Park Fee is hereby imposed on new residential development for the purpose of assuring that the park land and recreational facility standards established by the City are met with respect to the additional needs created by such development. 18.18.030 – Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the words and terms defined herein shall have the meanings stated, unless another meaning is plainly intended. […]
SENSITIVE COASTAL RESOURCE IMPACT FEE 18.19.010 – Legislative findings. A. The state of California, through the enactment of Government Code Sections 66001 through 66009 has authorized the City to impose development impact fees on new development for the purposes of funding the public infrastructure and services necessary to serve that new development. B. The imposition of development impact fees is one of the preferred methods of ensuring that development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital facilities, infrastructure, services and related costs necessary to accommodate such development. This must be done in order to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare. […]
VOLUNTARY EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING WOOD FRAME RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH SOFT, WEAK OR OPEN FRONT WALLS 18.70.010 – Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare and safety by reducing the risk of death or injury that may result from the effects of earthquakes on existing wood-frame multi-unit residential buildings. The ground motion of the Northridge earthquake caused the loss of human life, personal injury and property damage in these types of buildings. This chapter creates minimum standards to strengthen the more vulnerable portions of these structures. […]
VOLUNTARY EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS AND CONCRETE FRAME BUILDINGS WITH MASONRY INFILLS 18.71.010 – Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote public safety and welfare by reducing the risk of death or injury that may result from the effects of earthquakes on concrete buildings and concrete frame buildings with masonry infills. The Northridge Earthquake caused widespread damage to these buildings, including some collapses. The recent Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe, Japan, also caused several hundred of these buildings to collapse. […]
Source: www.longbeach.gov
Mapped hazard and district overlays stack on top of the adopted code. These are the overlays recorded for Los Angeles County. They apply by parcel, not jurisdiction-wide, so confirm the parcel before assuming one is in play. Check CAL FIRE's fire hazard severity viewer and FEMA's flood map service.
When one of these applies, the state statute governs over a conflicting local standard. This is the most common reason a local rule someone quotes you turns out not to be enforceable against a project.
State ADU law preempts local zoning that would preclude a conforming ADU/JADU.
Applies when: project includes an ADU or JADU
State Density Bonus Law concessions/waivers override local development standards.
Applies when: project requests a density bonus
SB 9 urban lot split / two-unit ministerial approval preempts conflicting local standards.
Applies when: project is an SB 9 lot split or two-unit development
Long Beach enforces 2025 CBC, T24 Pt 2 based on 2024 IBC, the edition adopted statewide in California, amended locally in 4 disciplines.
Yes: building, zoning, coastal, methane.
With the city building department that will review the permit. Adoption ordinances are amended on a local schedule, and a set submitted days apart can fall under different editions during a changeover.
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Compiled from published state and municipal adoption ordinances. Local governments amend their codes on their own schedule, and a pending ordinance can change what applies to your permit. Confirm the governing edition with the building department before you submit. This page is reference information, not a code determination.