Civil Service Employment

Civil Service Employment

Provider: CITY OF LONG BEACH

This is the government office for the city of Long Beach. Services include ADA accessibility compliance, election information, graffiti removal, city information lines, business licensing, building and occupancy inspections, law enforcement complaints, neighborhood watch programs, permits, parking citations, city maintenance, civil service employment, trash service, utilities connection, water pollution control, and planning and zoning. Geographic restrictions apply for some services; business-related services are provided only for businesses located in Long Beach.

The city provides building permits, electrical permits, elevator permits, mechanical permits and plumbing permits for any contracted work done within city limits.

City maintenance includes street maintenance, street construction/repair, street lighting maintenance and street cleaning. The city manager's office sponsors a Neighbohood Nuisance Abatement program that provides referrals to responding city departments. Residents may call the designated number to report gang-related activities, crime-ridden properties, homeless encampments and other neighborhood nuisances. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Call or walk in for information or service or to apply for a business license. FEES/PAYMENT SOURCE There are no fees for most services. There are fixed fees for business licenses including a $14 zoning investigation fee plus applicable inspection fees. There are additional fixed fees for required special permits; call or visit the agency's website for details.
Application Procedure
Service Condition Fee

Free

Free

Address

411 W. Ocean Blvd.

Long Beach , CA 90802 (Physical)

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Service hours
Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm.

Service/Intake

(562) 570-6822 (Parking Citations Information) (562) 570-6101 (City Clerk) (562) 570-2140 (Long Beach Gas Emergency) (562) 570-2726 (Street Operations (pothole repair, etc.)) (562) 570-4246 (Long Beach Resource Line) (562) 570-2390 (Long Beach Water Emergency)

Service/Intake and Administration

(562) 570-6555 (Information Desk) (562) 570-5700 (Utility Billing and Service Connection)

Service/Intake and Hotline

(562) 570-2773 (Graffiti Hotline) (562) 570-2876 (Sanitation & Recycling)

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