755 Orange Avenue garage/ADU project in Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District
Long Beach
Summary
A property owner wanted to replace a deteriorated one-car garage with a two-story, three-car garage topped by two ADUs. The Heritage Commission found the two-story structure too visually impactful for the historic district and blocked the demolition of the original garage. The owner can still build ADUs another way under state law, or appeal.
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Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
The owner faces redesign costs or an appeal, but the two ADUs can still be built under state law without commission approval.
Preservation advocates and neighbors who value the historic streetscape; also tenants who could still gain new ADU housing in a redesigned project.
The property owner, who must redesign the project or appeal, and loses the planned covered parking for tenants in the near term.
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