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Start here: How to Start a Business in Long Beach, California: The Sequence
Long Beach Health Permits for Food Businesses: Plan Check, Fees, Inspections and Grades
Long Beach issues its own food health permits: plan check before building, an annual permit from $880, inspections and a posted summary,…
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What a Long Beach Business License Costs: The 2026-27 Tax Table by Category
A flat annual tax by category: $488.81 for most storefronts, $299.54 home-based, plus $12.66 to $38 per employee. The 2026-27 table, extras…
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How to Start a Business in Long Beach, California: The Sequence
Zoning before the lease, state and county papers, entitlements and build-out where needed, the city license last. The order, fees and guides…
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How to Open a Restaurant in Long Beach: Permits, Health Plan Check, Fees and the Order of Steps
Zoning before the lease, Health plan check before the building permit, occupancy before the health permit, license last. The steps, fees and…
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How to Open a Food Business in Long Beach: Restaurant, Truck, Cart, Home Kitchen
Six food paths in Long Beach, from a restaurant to cottage food, and which permits each needs. The city's own Health Department…
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How to Open a Café or Coffee Shop in Long Beach: The Lighter Food Path
A café follows the restaurant path in Long Beach but costs less at small sizes: $880 a year for a ten-seat health…
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How to Apply for a Long Beach Business License on the Business Portal, and What Happens After
Apply on the Business Portal if eligible, or at 411 W. Ocean Blvd. Most licenses issue on payment; where inspections are required,…
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Selling Meals From a Home Kitchen in Long Beach: The MEHKO Permit
A Long Beach MEHKO lets a resident sell up to 30 meals a day from a home kitchen with a health permit…
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Running a Business From Home in Long Beach: The Home Occupation Rules and the License
A Long Beach home business pays $299.54 for the 2026-27 license and must meet the home occupation limits: two residents, two visitors…
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Food Truck Permits in Long Beach: The City Health Permit, the License and Where You Can Park
A Long Beach food truck needs a city health permit, a $615.08 per-vehicle license and insurance. The code says the city issues…
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Do You Need a Long Beach Business License? Who the Rule Covers, Including Home-Based and Out-of-City
Nearly every business operating in Long Beach needs a license, home-based and out-of-city ones included. Tax-exempt non-profits still have to apply.
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Cottage Food in Long Beach: Class A and B Registration, the City License and What You May Sell
Long Beach cottage food: Class A is a $124 registration for direct sales, Class B a $380 permit adding indirect sales. Sales…
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Conditional Use Permits in Long Beach: What Needs One, the Exemption Route, the Fee and the Hearing
A Long Beach conditional use permit is $17,330.88 as of October 2026 and goes to the Planning Commission. Meals-only alcohol has a…
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The Commercial Build-Out Sequence in Long Beach: Planning, Health, Building and Fire in Order
Zoning, entitlement, Health plan check, Permit Center review, Fire, inspections, then occupancy and the license: the steps, fees and routes as of…
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Certificate of Occupancy and Change of Use in Long Beach: When a New Tenant Needs One
Long Beach issues a certificate of occupancy for changes of occupancy but does not define one or list a fee; a temporary…
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Business Signs and Awnings in Long Beach: What Needs a Permit and What the Zoning Allows
A Long Beach sign permit is $119.84 for the first sign as of October 2026. Wall, awning and banner limits, exempt signs,…