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Council approves alternative compliance for 400 East Anaheim, adding 38 moderate‑income units

Long Beach City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

Council accepted staff and Planning Commission recommendations to allow a developer to provide 38 moderate‑income deed‑restricted units, rather than 18 very‑low‑income units, under the city's inclusionary housing ordinance for a 161‑unit project at 400 E. Anaheim St.

The City Council approved an alternative compliance method under Long Beach's inclusionary housing ordinance that will result in 38 moderate‑income (MI) deed‑restricted units in a proposed 161‑unit project at 400 East Anaheim Street instead of the standard requirement of 18 very‑low‑income (VLI) units.

Project planner and staff explained that state law and the city's updated inclusionary ordinance permit alternative compliance methods in some circumstances. The staff presentation said the site sits in a low‑resource area and that allowing moderate‑income units could advance mixed‑income…

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