General Plan AmendmentRecommended approval (Apr 2026) · Council outcome not on record

Enhanced Density Bonus Program Update

Long Beach

Description

Recommended City Council adopt a citywide overhaul of the local density bonus program to make it simpler and more generous, with new special bonuses for community benefits.

Impact summary

Aims to unlock more housing citywide, especially small-lot and affordable projects, by making the local bonus program competitive with state law.

Applicant

Name: City of Long Beach

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval (Apr 2026) · Council outcome not on record6–0, unanimous

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Apr 16, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 16, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

Planning Commission - Apr 16, 2026

Recommended City Council adopt a citywide overhaul of the local density bonus program to make it simpler and more generous, with new special bonuses for community benefits.

Related issues (1)

Enhanced Density Bonus update

The city's local density bonus is barely used — only five projects in years — so staff proposed a simpler, more generous program with bonuses for parks-adjacent, senior, and community-benefit housing to help meet RHNA goals.

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