What contractor and contact information is available in Long Beach permit records?

Availability varies by the public records each jurisdiction publishes. This report shows the contractor, owner, phone, and permit fields currently available for Long Beach, with source details on the linked market page.

How many code violations are open in Long Beach?

This report shows 0 public Long Beach violation records where that source publishes them. A public record is not a conclusion about a property's current condition or owner intent.

Can I search by contractor name or address?

You can explore permit records by the fields the relevant public source publishes, including address, permit type, date, and contractor or owner information where available.

How current is the Long Beach permit data?

Municipal publication schedules vary. Verify the source and newest-record date on the linked market page rather than assuming the same freshness in every jurisdiction.

Long Beach Public Business-License Records

By PermitGrab Research · Source coverage and publishing cadence vary by jurisdiction

1,566

Named contractor profiles

767

Profiles with a phone

Public violation records

Public owner records

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Long Beach, California is one of the busier mid-sized permit jurisdictions in Southern California. Between residential renovation, multi-family development, port-related industrial work, and the city's solar conversion push, contractors pull thousands of permits a year through Long Beach Development Services. This guide covers Long Beach building permits in 2026 — including who's pulling them, what trades dominate, and how to use code violation data as a lead source.

What Work Requires a Permit in Long Beach?

The City of Long Beach Department of Development Services requires permits for new construction, additions, alterations, repairs, demolitions, and changes of occupancy. You'll also need permits for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), pools and spas, retaining walls over 4 ft, fences over 6 ft, electrical service upgrades, water heater replacements, HVAC equipment, and re-roofing.

Like most California jurisdictions, Long Beach exempts truly cosmetic work — paint, flooring that doesn't disturb subfloor, cabinet replacements that don't move plumbing — from permits. Solar PV installations are streamlined under SB 379 but still require an electrical permit.

How to Apply for a Long Beach Building Permit

Long Beach uses the Online Permit Center at lbpermits.longbeach.gov. Simple over-the-counter permits — water heater swaps, HVAC, electrical service, re-roofs, ADU detached units up to 850 sq ft — can usually be issued same-day. Plan-check projects take 2-8 weeks depending on complexity and current queue.

Long Beach licensed contractors can pull most permits as the named permit-holder. Homeowners can pull permits on their own residence under the Owner-Builder Declaration, though most major work runs through a licensed CSLB contractor.

How Many Contractors Are Pulling Permits in Long Beach?

The available Long Beach public source is a business-license registry, not a construction-permit feed. PermitGrab labels that distinction explicitly and does not present licensees as contractors who pulled permits.

Review the Long Beach city page for the current source scope and available fields.

Permits Filed in the Last 90 Days

20 building permits have been filed in Long Beach in the last 90 days. The top permit types:

Permit Type	Count
Contracting – Building	8
Contracting – Electrical	5
Contracting – Engineering	2
Contracting - Misc.	2
Contracting – Plumbing	2
Contracting – Roofing	1

Most Active Contractors in Long Beach

These contractors have pulled the most permits in the last 6 months:

Contractor	Permits
ALBERT GUTIERREZ	1
ALL TRUST PLUMBING & ROOTER INC	1
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC WATER & SEWER	1
CARMELO VACA	1
CERTIFIED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC	1
CORNERSTONE TECHNOLOGIES INC	1
C R M CONSTRUCTION INC	1
GAMEZ RENOVATIONS INC	1
GUSTAVO RIVAS CASTILLO	1
HC ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS	1
HOWARD PACIFIC CORP	1
MARCO GARCIA	1
NATIONAL CONTRACTING COMPANY INC	1
PINEWOOD LANDSCAPE INC	1
RUPERT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.	1

Phone numbers available for 767 contractors. View the full Long Beach contractor database →

Long Beach Code Violations

Long Beach's Code Enforcement division actively cites property maintenance, zoning, and building violations. PermitGrab tracks 0 Long Beach code violations on record. For contractors who specialize in repair, restoration, or compliance remediation, the violations list is a built-in lead source — these are properties that legally must address the cited issue.

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Long Beach Solar Permits

California's SB 379 mandates streamlined solar permitting, and Long Beach implements expedited review for residential rooftop PV. Most residential solar permits clear the same business day if submitted with a complete SolarAPP+ application. Long Beach has been a high-volume solar market for over a decade — the trade still represents a meaningful share of weekly electrical permits.

For solar installers prospecting in Long Beach, the most actionable lead source is new-construction permits and re-roof permits filed in the last 30 days. Those are properties at the moment of highest receptivity to solar (a new roof is the cheapest time to add panels).

Long Beach Business License vs Building Permit — Don't Confuse Them

Long Beach also requires a business license for contractors operating in the city. Business licenses are filed separately from building permits — they're tracked in a different city system. Our database focuses on building permits and code violations; business license records are available through the City Clerk's office.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is the data updated?

Our collector pulls new Long Beach permit data every few hours from official city records. The most recent permit in our database was filed on recently.

Where does the data come from?

Permits come from the City of Long Beach Online Permit Center feed. Code violations come from Code Enforcement public records. Contractor licenses and phone numbers come from the California State Licensing Board (CSLB) bulk export.

Can I search by contractor name?

Yes — search by contractor business name, property address, permit type, or date range on the Long Beach permits page.

Are there fees for searching?

Browsing is free. To unlock all contractor phone numbers and download CSV exports, the Pro plan is $149/month with full database access.

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