Content of development agreement.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.29.040
in effect21.29.040 - Content of development agreement.
A. Mandatory contents. A development agreement entered into pursuant to this Chapter must contain provisions that:
1. Specify the duration of the agreement;
2. Specify the permitted uses of the property;
3. Specify the density or intensity of use;
4. Set forth the maximum height and size of proposed buildings; and
5. Set forth provisions, if any, for reservation or dedication of land for public purposes.
B. Permissive contents. A development agreement entered into pursuant to this Chapter may:
1. Include conditions, terms, restrictions, and requirements for subsequent discretionary actions, provided that such conditions, terms, restrictions, and requirements for subsequent discretionary actions shall not prevent development of the land for the uses and to the density or intensity of development set forth in the agreement;
2. Provide that construction shall be commenced within a specified time and that the project or any phase thereof be completed within a specified time;
3. Include terms and conditions relating to applicant financing of necessary public improvements and facilities, including, but not limited to, applicant participation in benefit assessment proceedings;
4. Include such other terms, conditions and requirements as the City Council may deem necessary and proper, including, but not limited to, a requirement for assuring, to the satisfaction of the City, performance of all provisions of the agreement in a timely fashion by the applicant/contracting party.
(Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)
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_CH21.29DEAG_21.29.040CODEAGFetched: 10/28/2026