Purpose.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.31.310
in effect21.31.310 - Purpose.
The Residential PUD zoning district is established to achieve the following objectives:
A. Provide greater flexibility and encourage opportunities for innovative residential development through the application of site planning and subdivision techniques not otherwise permitted in the zoning and subdivision regulations;
B. Establish a procedure for development and recycling of larger parcels of land that are unused or underutilized, and reduce or eliminate rigidity that otherwise may prevent these sites from being fully utilized due to the application of traditional development standards intended for typical lots;
C. Encourage creative design and development according to good urban planning principles, with efficient use of land, a mixture of densities, diverse housing opportunities, and on-site community facilities;
D. Encourage integration of urban and natural amenities within developments;
E. Facilitate developments with higher levels of amenities, building design, and quality in internal street layout and access than would occur under traditional residential development standards and subdivision practice on large parcels of land;
F. Encourage opportunities for innovative and sustainable land development techniques that will be given reasonable consideration for approval;
G. Encourage preservation of serviceable existing structures of historic value or cultural merit by providing opportunities to use them imaginatively for purposes other than for which they were originally intended.
(ORD-15-0037 § 4, 2015)
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_CH21.31REDI_DIVIIIPLUNDE_21.31.310PUFetched: 10/28/2026