Method of replacement.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.61.060
in effect21.61.060 - Method of replacement.
An applicant shall provide replacement housing units by one of the methods outlined in Subsections 21.61.060.A through C:
A. On-site—New Units. The replacement units may be provided on the same site as the units being removed and shall be constructed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any market-rate units being developed on the site.
B. In-lieu Fees. A developer may choose to pay in-lieu fees rather than provide replacement housing. Fees shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 21.61.070. If the in-lieu fee is selected in a redevelopment project area, the developer shall be credited with the amount of relocation benefit actually paid to displaced residents, up to a maximum of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) per unit, provided that the relocation payments made to displaced residents by the redevelopment agency are subsequently reimbursed by the developer.
C. Affordability Replacement Requirement. All units determined to be very low, low and moderate cost housing in accordance with Subsection 21.61.040.A above shall be replaced on a one-for-one basis. All replacement units must be provided at either the same or greater level of affordability as the existing affordable unit being replaced.
(ORD-21-0027 § 1, 2021; 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_CH21.61MALOINHOCOZO_21.61.060MEREFetched: 10/28/2026