The City of Long Beach has a new micro-unit ordinance. This allows for residential units to be smaller than what the zoning code allowed previously. This is welcomed news because it reflects the changing demographics of the City. Micro-units will bring much needed housing to Long Beach. With smaller units, each unit will have a lower cost to rent than similar quality units that are larger.

Burnham Planning & Development has been very supportive of the ordinance in its inception. We have a few micro-unit projects in the works now and will announce them soon. Stay tuned!

If you’d like to work with us to create micro-units, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

You can read more about the micro-unit ordinance here.
A great article from the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) with a quote from Derek’s perspective here.