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Code changes aim to help Long Beach Sandy victims
Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa
The Long Beach City Council has passed code changes designed to make it easier for residents of the Walks neighborhood to rebuild homes damaged by superstorm Sandy.
The changes state that pre-existing one- and two-family structures will be given permits to rebuild if they are built in conformance with Federal Emergency Management Agency and state building construction codes and have adequate...