Long Beach Zoning Board weighed five variance cases Oct. 22; minutes not yet published
The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals met on Oct. 22, 2026, with an agenda covering as many as five variance applications — a home conversion, a Verizon Wireless facility, a new house, a rear yard shed and front-yard parking. As of Oct. 26, minutes from the meeting had not been published, so the records available do not establish what the board decided on most of the cases.
What the agenda listed
The most detailed summary of the meeting lists five cases:
- **Case #3475:** Rivka Wakslak seeks use and density variances to convert a one family/doctors office into a two family house at 211 Edwards Boulevard.
- **Case #3518:** New York SMSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless seeks a Special Use Permit for a Public Utility Wireless Telecommunications Facility at 430 Shore Road.
- **Case #3510:** Long Beach West LLC dba LB Coffee & Tea seeks rear yard, building area, and off-street parking variances for a new attached rear yard shed at 220 West Park Avenue.
- **Case #3519:** Raffi Avgi seeks height, front yard, side yard, and off-street parking size variances for a new house at 608 West Walnut Street.
- **Case #3520:** Bennett Gallinaro seeks an off-street parking variance to maintain front-yard parking at 821 East Park Avenue.
A separate summary also references Case #2773, a proposed multiple dwelling with parking and amenities at 530 W. Broadway. That entry does not name an applicant.
Two cases reported as granted
One summary states the board granted the rear yard shed variance at 220 West Park Avenue (Case #3510) and the front-yard off-street parking variance at 821 East Park Avenue (Case #3520). That same record is labeled agenda only, with minutes not yet published. The grants are therefore reported in the meeting summary but are not confirmed by published minutes.
The records disagree on how many cases were heard
The summaries provided describe the Oct. 22 agenda in different terms — one lists two applications, one lists four, and one lists five. The five-case version is the most detailed and names applicants for each. Residents who need a definitive list should consult the official agenda and minutes rather than these secondary summaries.
What a variance means
A variance is permission to depart from a specific requirement in the city zoning code, such as a setback, height, density or parking rule. Applications are property-specific: each case concerns one address and the code sections that owner is asking relief from. The agenda entries identify the properties and the type of relief sought; they do not state the board's reasoning.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings are listed in the data provided for the next 14 days. Residents who want to track the Zoning Board's next agenda, or read minutes once they are published, should check the City of Long Beach's official meeting page. The linked official documents are the authoritative record for every case above.