Pool removal in Long Beach needs a grading permit from the city's Building and Safety Bureau whether the shell stays or goes, and Pool Removal California found 20 businesses offering in-ground pool removal there, 6 with an active state licence. Leaving the shell in place also needs a covenant recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder before the permit is issued.
This directory groups Long Beach under Los Angeles County. Each listing below was matched to Long Beach because the business names the city on its own website, serves it through a named region, or appears for it on Google Maps. Licence numbers were checked at the Contractors State License Board lookup on 11 October 2026, and businesses with an active licence are listed first.
Based in Woodland Hills
Licence 1045559 (B, C-21, A), held by DEMO LEADERS INC dba MORAL BUILDERS: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. Listed for Long Beach because its own website names Long Beach.
Based in Los Angeles
Licence 1082537 (B, C-21), held by MVM GRADING AND DEMOLITION INC: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Also trades as MVM Pool Demolition & Concrete, under the same licence.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. Listed for Long Beach because its own website names Long Beach.
Based in Villa Park
Licence 696810 (A, B), held by FRISCH & SONS CONSTRUCTION INC: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. Listed for Long Beach because its website names the region Long Beach sits in.
Based in Beverly Hills
Licence 1145133 (A, B, C-8, C-21, C-29, C-42), held by SUNCORE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. The site says: “We remove in-ground or above-ground pool structures based on the project scope.” Listed for Long Beach because its website names the region Long Beach sits in.
Based in Anaheim
Licence 1077186 (C-21), held by CLEAN SLATE: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. Listed for Long Beach because Google Maps lists it for pool removal in Long Beach.
Another 12 businesses show no licence number or only a Google Maps listing for Long Beach. They are being checked by phone before being listed.
A pool removal in Long Beach needs a licensed contractor or an owner-builder permit, because Industry Bulletin 24-07 keeps permitted work outside the $1,000 unlicensed-work exemption. The state classification guide explains the A, C-12, C-21 and C-53 classes most pool jobs use.
Long Beach's Information Bulletin IB-008 (revised January 2025) sets out two methods, and each needs a grading permit. The city's building fee schedule effective 1 October 2026 prices grading permits by volume: $104 for 50 cubic yards or less, $208 for 51 to 100, and $209 plus $64 for each further 100 cubic yards up to 1,000, with plan review at 75% of the permit fee. Under both methods the gas and plumbing lines are capped and the electrical equipment removed.
| Permit | Grading permit |
|---|---|
| Issued by | Long Beach Community Development Department, Building and Safety Bureau |
| Published fee | Grading permit by cubic yards: $104 up to 50, $208 for 51 to 100; plan review 75% (October 2026) |
| City document | Information Bulletin IB-008 (revised January 2025) |
| Confidence | High |
For a shell left in place, the owner signs the city's Covenant and Agreement for maintenance of uncertified fill, agreeing to use the area only as open space and not for any structural support. The bureau approves it, it is recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder, and a certified recorded copy is required before the grading permit is issued. The covenant runs with the land, binds future owners and stays in force until the Building Official releases it on request, for a fee.
Each method has two inspections:
A structural fill removes the shell from the site and compacts the fill to 90% relative compaction under ASTM D1557, tested by an agency the bureau approves, with a soils report when required; no foundation goes in until the compaction report is approved. Leaving the shell in place is allowed only where the fill will not support buildings, on ground sloping 10% or less. It needs two drainage holes at least 24 inches across, no more than 8 ft apart with one at the deepest point, and clean soil or gravel moistened and tamped, and the area is used for landscaping only.
The fill-in questions page sets the two methods side by side, with typical timelines of one to four days for a partial fill-in and three to seven for a full removal.
Long Beach has published Los Angeles County prices to work from: Los Angeles Pool Demolition Contractors starts at $10,500 for a partial fill-in and $17,500 for a full removal, and Angi's Los Angeles figures run from $2,850 to $11,350 and $4,550 to $18,200. The city's own charges add the grading permit, priced by cubic yard, plan review at 75% of it, and on a structural fill the compaction testing.
The California pool removal cost guide covers what moves a quote, from side-yard access to fill dirt and the compaction report.
Long Beach's construction and demolition recycling program requires at least 65% of waste diverted and a management plan for all demolition projects of any valuation. Debris must be self-hauled or carried by a city-permitted hauler, and using an unlisted hauler can forfeit the deposit. Receipts and a final compliance report are due within 90 days of the final inspection. The October 2026 fee schedule sets the residential administrative fee at $238 and the deposit at 3% of valuation, with a $1,712 minimum. The program does not say whether a pool backfill counts as a demolition project, so the bureau confirms it.
Pool water has to go somewhere before demolition starts. The city's Health Department pool guidance allows dechlorinated pool water to the storm drain only at 0.1 mg/L of chlorine or less, a pH of 6.5 to 8.5, with no colour, dirt, algae, filter media or acid waste. An older Public Works pamphlet sends pool water to the sanitary sewer under a permit instead, so Public Works Stormwater at (562) 570-6383 confirms the current route.
Sellers in Long Beach should keep the finaled permit, because the state's seller disclosure form asks about fill on the property and about unpermitted work.
Contractors listed for Long Beach also work in neighbouring communities, including Lakewood, Signal Hill, Seal Beach, Carson, Bellflower and Paramount. Neighbouring cities set their own permit rules, so a job outside Long Beach city limits follows that city's building department or, in unincorporated areas, the county.
Other Los Angeles County pages in this directory: Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale.
Yes, whether the shell stays or is removed.
Two drainage holes at least 24 inches across, no more than 8 ft apart, a recorded covenant and landscaping use only.
It runs with the land and binds future owners until the Building Official releases it.
$104 for up to 50 cubic yards or $208 for 51 to 100, plus plan review at 75%, on the October 2026 schedule.
Only after a structural fill: shell removed and fill compacted to 90% with an approved compaction report.
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