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Cultural Heritage Commission - 2026-06-30

Approves Certificate of Appropriateness at 2919 East First Street, passed

1h 50m14,307 words
44 mentionsresidentialapprovedzoninghistoric preservationdeniedmixed usecommercialindustrialpublic hearingLong Beach, CA
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What happened

The Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness (CE 26-028) at 2919 East First Street to demolish an existing garage and construct a new 552-sq-ft garage and 476-sq-ft pool in the Bluff Park Historic District (motion carried).

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Long Beach, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 30, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Meeting Summary

The Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness (CE 26-028) at 2919 East First Street to demolish an existing garage and construct a new 552-sq-ft garage and 476-sq-ft pool in the Bluff Park Historic District (motion carried).

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Director's Report - draft ADU objective design standards for historic resources

Vote: passed
Approved

Certificate of Appropriateness at 2919 East First Street

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Recommendation to approve six Mills Act contracts

Vote: passed
Approved

Receive and file CHC 2025 Annual Report

Vote: passed

Development Activity (1)

Garage, pool and ADU at 2919 East First Street

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Long Beach is finalizing objective ADU design standards for historic…

Sentiment

The Mills Act tax abatement program is described as popular…

Commercial Demand

Adaptive reuse activity noted: a vacant historic bank building on…

Infrastructure

Certificate of appropriateness review adds roughly six months to development…

Who Spoke (16)

ChairCommissioner · 4Board MemberStaff · 4Applicant's RepPublic

On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, a board member, 4 staff members, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.

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