Continued Affordability.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.67.100
in effect21.67.100 - Continued Affordability.
A. All inclusionary units shall remain affordable to the targeted income group for the longer of: (i) a period of fifty-five (55) years from the date of issuance of a tentative or final Certificate of Occupancy for such inclusionary units, or (ii) for so long as the subject property which includes such inclusionary units is developed for a residential use.
B. Any adopted inclusionary housing guidelines may include standard documents such as a resale restriction or regulatory agreement, for execution by the City Manager or their designee, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to secure the continued affordability of the inclusionary units approved for each residential development, provide ongoing maintenance obligations, define rent and sale price increase procedures, and provide formulas for how resale prices for ownership inclusionary units are calculated. Such document(s) shall be recorded against the residential development or the inclusionary units, as applicable.
C. Any eligible household that occupies an inclusionary unit must occupy that unit as its principal residence, unless otherwise approved in writing for rental to a third-party eligible household for a limited period of time due to household hardship, as may be specified in any adopted inclusionary housing guidelines.
D. No household may begin occupancy of an inclusionary unit until the household has been determined to be eligible to occupy that unit by the City Manager or their designee. Any adopted inclusionary housing guidelines may establish standards for determining household income, affordable housing cost, provisions for continued monitoring of tenant eligibility, and other eligibility criteria.
E. Officials, employees, or consultants of the City, members of City boards and commissions, and the applicant and the applicant's officials shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies relating to conflicts of interest as to their eligibility to develop, construct, sell, rent, lease, occupy, or purchase an inclusionary unit. Any adopted inclusionary housing guidelines shall include conflict of interest provisions relating to the administration of this Chapter and the eligibility of persons to occupy inclusionary units.
(ORD-22-0004 § 1, 2022; ORD-21-0006 § 1, 2021)
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_CH21.67INHO_21.67.100COAFFetched: 10/28/2026