City guide / Los Angeles County
Title 24 planning in Long Beach
Preparation guidance for energy compliance documentation in Long Beach, California. Remote statewide service; local requirements come from your building department.
Hypothetical example / Long Beach
Storefront restaurant reusing an existing kitchen hood
Imagine a tenant turning a former retail bay into a small cafe, keeping the shell but adding new lighting, a new split system and reusing an existing hood. Kitchen ventilation, HVAC and lighting can each carry separate nonresidential documentation. A useful first step is a short narrative describing exactly what is new, altered and reused, so the mechanical and electrical designers and the reviewer share the same understanding of scope before forms are prepared.
Illustrative scenario only; not a statement about local projects, climate or permit rules.
Scenario checklist
- Write a new / altered / reused scope narrative
- Provide the new HVAC specification
- Prepare a lighting fixture and controls schedule
- Document the existing hood and its condition
Checklist for Long Beach
- 01Identify which agency reviews permits for your Long Beach parcel (city, county or other).
- 02Confirm the building climate zone for the exact address using the CEC tool.
- 03Ask which Energy Code cycle applies to your application date.
- 04Ask whether local amendments or reach codes apply to your scope.
- 05Ask how energy forms should be included: on plan sheets, uploaded separately, or both.
County guide: another example
Identifying the right reviewer for a hillside ADU
Read the Los Angeles County guideQuestions
Do you have an office in Long Beach?
No. Service is remote and statewide; this page is a planning guide.
Where do I confirm Long Beach requirements?
With the building department that reviews your permit. Many incorporated cities run their own; confirm whether Long Beach or Los Angeles County reviews your parcel.
How to use the official resources
Government links below are starting points for identifying the authority for the actual property and scope. They are not evidence of an affiliation, an office or approval of this service. Confirm whether the county, an incorporated city or another agency reviews the project.
The CEC climate tool supports a location-specific lookup; this guide assigns no climate zone. The CEC Energy Code Support Center separates edition-specific forms and building categories. Confirm the applicable edition, document family and any registration or verification requirements before using a form.
CEC Energy Code Support Center: forms, FAQs and trainingNext step
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