Site requirements for electronic message center signs.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.44.820
in effect21.44.820 - Site requirements for electronic message center signs.
Electronic message center signs are subject to the following site restrictions:
A. Lot or Building Minimum Size. Electronic message center signs are allowed only at a business or shopping center or institutional use that is located upon five (5) or more acres of land. The five (5) or more acres must consist of one (1) contiguous group of parcels or lots, and must be held by one (1) owner. Alternately, an EMCS may be permitted for a single building consisting of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) square feet or more in gross floor area. Such building must be located on one contiguous parcel or group of lots and be held by one (1) owner.
B. Same Site as Principal Use. An electronic message center sign shall be located on the same parcel as the principal land use of the business or institution for which the sign is established. The sign shall not be located on a site containing only a land use or uses secondary to the primary operation of the business or institution. For example, an electronic message center sign shall not be located on a lot or parcel used for automobile storage by an automobile dealership whose primary sales operations are on a different site; nor shall an electronic message center sign be located on a lot or parcel used for parking for an institution if said institution is on a different parcel.
C. Zones permitted. EMCS shall be allowed in certain zoning districts as provided in Table 44-5.
D. Street types permitted. EMCS shall be allowed only on a street or highway classified as a Major Arterial, Regional Corridor, or Freeway.
(ORD-13-0014, § 19(Att. A), 2013)
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_CH21.44EMSI_DIVVIIIELMECESI_21.44.820SIREELMECESIFetched: 10/28/2026