Building permits in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach (Los Angeles County) follows California's statewide codes, but runs its own permit intake, forms, fees, and review timelines through its building department. Here's the general picture for the trades — and where to confirm the specifics.
Long Beach splits permitting by complexity: express-eligible work — solar and energy storage, EV chargers, reroofs, panel changeouts, water heaters — is auto-issued in one step through the LB Services online portal (registered contractors with a department PIN only, available even after hours), while everything needing plan review starts at the Development Permit Center at 411 W. Ocean Blvd. with digital PDFs on a USB drive. Effective January 1, 2026 all projects must comply with the 2025 California Building Standards Code and the LBMC, and the current Building Plan Review & Permit Fees schedule carries fee changes effective October 1, 2026. Inspections are scheduled online only.
Verified local data — Long Beach
Every fact below is sourced from a public City of Long Beach document or portal page. Each carries the source URL and the date we last verified it. Full dataset last re-verified .
- Permit portal
- LB Services — Permitting and Licensing
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source · The city's online permit system covers express permits — renewable energy (PV, ESS, EV chargers), reroofs, electrical panel/subpanel changeouts, water heater changeouts for single-family/duplex dwellings, and certain commercial project types
- Submission methods
Online · In-person
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source · Express-eligible work issues online; every other permit application starts at the Development Permit Center with construction documents — accepted as digital PDFs on a USB device at the counter
- Adopted code edition
2025 California Building Standards Code (with the Long Beach Municipal Code)
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source · Effective January 1, 2026, all projects must comply with the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code and the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to receive approval, as required by state law
- Fee schedule
- Building Plan Review & Permit Fees — fee changes effective October 1, 2026
verified Oct 12, 2026 · source · Linked as "Building Permit & Plan Check Fees" on the fee-schedules listing page; separate schedules for electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and fire fees are published on the same page
Other local notes
Development Permit Center: 411 W. Ocean Blvd., 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802; 562.570.PMIT (7648); open from 8 AM weekdays and closed daily for lunch from noon to 1 PM.
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source
Online permitting is available only to registered licensed California contractors holding a pre-authorized Personal Identification Number (PIN) issued by the department, for minor or simple projects.
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source
Building inspections must be scheduled online — the city does not accept phone requests for building inspections.
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source
Express online permits are applied for and automatically issued in one step — available outside regular business hours as well.
verified Aug 10, 2026 · source
Official building department
Long Beach Community Development — Building & Safety BureauVerified Long Beach specifics are shown above. For project-specific fees, timelines, and counter staff, this department is the authority.
Permits by trade in Long Beach
Electrical permits
Service panel upgrades · Rewires and circuit additions · EV charger installs →
Plumbing permits
Water heater replacement · Repipes · Sewer line repair →
HVAC permits
AC / furnace changeouts · Heat pump installs · Mini-split systems →
ADU permits
New detached ADU · Garage or accessory-structure conversion · Junior ADU (JADU) within the existing home →
Solar permits
Rooftop solar PV systems · Battery energy storage (ESS) · Solar + storage retrofits →
Roofing permits
Full roof replacement (tear-off) · Re-roof / overlay where allowed · Structural sheathing or deck repair →
Common jobs in Long Beach
Each job below is combined with Long Beach's verified permit data — portal, fee schedule, and adopted code edition.
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