Cultural Heritage Commission, October 27, 2026
Decided: Mills Act program study session, passed
What happened
On October 27, 2026, Long Beach acted on Mills Act program study session.
The Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission held a study session (Item 3) on the Mills Act historic property tax incentive program with no land-use entitlement decisions; the motion to conduct the study session carried.
- Jurisdiction
- Long Beach, CA
- Date
- October 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Mills Act program study session
Study session on potential modifications to the Mills Act program: expanded priority criteria (cultural heritage, public benefit, affordability for multifamily/mixed-use over 20 units), switching to an every-other-year application cycle, a 20-year limit on new contracts via non-renewal notice in...
Key Decisions (1)
Mills Act program study session
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Long Beach is considering tying Mills Act tax incentives to…
Other
Proposed 20-year caps on new Mills Act contracts and biennial…
Sentiment
Downtown historic condo owners, including the 159-unit Cooper Arms, are…
Other
Mills Act contracts reduce city general fund property tax revenue…
Who spoke
14 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 4 Public, 3 Commissioner, 2 Clerk, 4 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 3 Commissioner, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Alejandro Pacencia, Staff.
5 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 3 Commissioner, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (6)
37 recorded timestamps
- historic preservation (10 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- approved (16 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
- duplex (3 timestamps)
- mixed use (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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