Indoor animal adoption and boarding special development standards.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.45.133
in effect21.45.133 - Indoor animal adoption and boarding special development standards.
The following special development standards shall apply to businesses involving indoor animal adoption and boarding uses by right or requiring an Administrative Use Permit:
A. Location. The site shall not adjoin or abut a residential use district. Planned Development Districts allowing ground floor mixed-use commercial and residential are exempt from this requirement.
B. Size. Adoption and boarding areas shall remain an accessory component of the established primary operation and shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area.
C. Building Improvements.
1. The facility shall be improved with sound abatement measures to ensure compliance with the noise ordinance, Chapter 8.80 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. Written documentation by a licensed acoustical engineer shall be provided to demonstrate compliance with the noise ordinance, subject to the approval of the Director of Development Services or designated staff.
2. Impervious flooring surfaces and floor drains shall be incorporated in the areas dedicated for recreation or boarding of animals. Operations involving the care of cats are exempt from providing floor drains.
3. Facilities shall be temperature-controlled with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Ventilation and exhaust systems shall conform to the latest edition of the California Mechanical Code and California Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings, as adopted and amended by Chapter 18.36 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, or as otherwise required by applicable provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.
4. Facilities incorporating the handling, preparation, or sale of food or beverages shall be designed in accordance with Title 8 of the Long Beach Municipal Code and applicable provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.
D. Operations.
1. All business activities must be confined within an enclosed building.
2. Operations and care of animals shall be in compliance with Title 6 of the Municipal Code.
3. The number of animals shall be limited to a minimum area of seventy-five (75) square feet of floor area per animal.
4. The operator shall clean all recreational and boarding areas daily and properly dispose of associated animal waste.
(ORD-19-0028 § 35, 2019)
Source: City of Long Beach, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT21ZO_CH21.45SPDEST_21.45.133INANADBOSPDESTFetched: 10/28/2026