San Luis Obispo County, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

040(a)(1) requires the parks director or designee to adopt rules governing park permits and to issue them at rates the Board of Supervisors sets in its fee schedule; once a fee schedule or permit requirement is adopted, being in a park or using a facility without paying the fee or holding the permit is unlawful. Subsection (a)(2) requires every permit under this chapter, or any other County Code provision, to be obtained and issued in advance, with the director responsible for collecting the fee, which is considered earned on receipt.

Subsection (a)(3) gives the director discretion to deny a permit if the proposed use would be injurious to, or interfere with, public safety, peace, or the public's enjoyment of the facility; a denied applicant can appeal to the county administrator within ten days. 030(c) layers on a related permit duty for any public demonstration, requiring anyone who wants to hold an oration, harangue, or other public demonstration in a county park to secure a permit from the director in advance. 040(b) lets the director refund fees for cause on a satisfactory showing the fees were paid for park use, while (c) exempts county and other public-agency officers from park fees when performing official duties.

For events involving vessels or vehicles, subsection (d) makes annual permits transferable only on application and a transfer fee when a vessel or vehicle changes ownership, and subsection (f) lets park personnel retake any permit that was issued unlawfully, erroneously, or fraudulently.