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City reports progress on General Plan implementation, housing production and ADU growth
Summary
Staff presented the 2024 General Plan implementation report showing record entitlements, housing starts and certificates of occupancy in the previous year and ongoing zoning updates across multiple neighborhoods.
City planning staff told the council the 2024 General Plan implementation report showed record performance across several metrics: entitlements approved, housing starts (building permits) and certificates of occupancy. The presentation noted that the city is on a multi‑front effort to modernize zoning, implement the Climate Action Plan, update specific plan areas and facilitate housing production across neighborhoods.
Highlights reported by staff included:
- Record entitlements (projects approved) in the last year and housing starts showing strong permit activity. - A record number of certificates of occupancy, reflecting projects completed from prior years’ pipelines. - Continued high ADU (accessory dwelling unit) production, with Long Beach cited as a statewide leader for ADU permits. - Ongoing zoning work and specific plan efforts in North Long Beach, Central Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, Wrigley, downtown and shoreline areas.
Staff said many factors affecting production are outside city control (market cycles, construction conditions), but emphasized the city’s policy tools — zoning changes, inclusionary housing updates, density bonus applications and incentives — to support more housing. Council members praised the department’s multi‑year efforts and noted continuing work to address affordability and parking/mobility considerations.
Why it matters: The implementation report provides a citywide accounting of housing and planning outcomes and signals continued emphasis on facilitating housing production, meeting climate commitments and updating neighborhood plans.
