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San Luis Obispo, California

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County building permit information (opens in a new tab)

Official county building permit guidance. Service boundaries and project requirements must be confirmed with the department.

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San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: The Department of Planning and Building provides oversight of the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County.

ent Housing Hub Meetings & Hearings Vacation Rentals Contact Us Customer Feedback Key Tools Resources Contact What We DoThe Department of Planning and Building provides oversight of the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County. Planning and Building performs all land use planning functions to maintain the wise use of land and to help build safe communities including policies, programs, permitting, environmental review and zoning enforcement. Department News 10/29/2025 State Designates SLO County as “Prohousing” Supervisors Adopt New Housing Policies to Boost Housing Production. Th

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PermitSLO portal (opens in a new tab)

Official department resource. Confirm jurisdiction, eligible project types and the published instructions before using this service.

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San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo County — building department contacts and counter information (opens in a new tab)

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» NEWS» ACCESSIBILITY» TRANSLATE» Popular Apply Payment Find Contact DEPARTMENTS» JOBS» NEWS» ACCESSIBILITY» TRANSLATE» Login to PermitSLO Planning & Building County of San Luis Obispo Home » Departments » Planning & Building » Contact Us Contact Us Permit Center Information Walk-In Service Hours · Monday, Wednesday, and Friday · 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. · Service is limited to 30 minutes per customer Schedule an Appointment · Monday and Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. · Tuesday and Thursday: A

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San Luis Obispo land-use and subdivision permitting resource (opens in a new tab)

The County’s unincorporated-area permitting guide links a distinct land-use/subdivision resource. This is a permit-resource entry; the full application package and complete project-specific route have not been reviewed.

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San Luis Obispo County permit application instructions · San Luis Obispo County permit application instructions (opens in a new tab)

San Luis Obispo land-use and subdivision permitting resource

Land Use & Subdivision

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San Luis Obispo zoning and property-information guide (opens in a new tab)

Planning and Building explains APNs, Inland/Coastal area maps, its Land Use Map and the separate ordinances/standards for each area. Map information alone is not a permit or allowed-use determination.

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San Luis Obispo official map information · San Luis Obispo official zoning map information candidate (opens in a new tab)

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This page is to guide you through the process of figuring out the Zoning (i.e. Land Use Category) of a parcel and the possible allowable land uses and permit requirements.

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Building inspection and permit information — San Luis Obispo County (opens in a new tab)

For Building inspection services, including viewing and scheduling inspections, and accessing permit information, please visit the PermitSLO Portal.

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San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo County — building department contacts and counter information (opens in a new tab)

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For Building inspection services, including viewing and scheduling inspections, and accessing permit information, please visit the PermitSLO Portal.

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