Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 6.12 License Fees
San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Luis Obispo County
Cite as: San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Chapter 6.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 3296, § 4, adopted April 21, 2015, amended Ch. 6.12 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 6.12, §§ 6.12.010—6.12.060, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. 1635 § 2, 1976.
6.12.010 - Rates fixed and established.¶
The rates of license fees for the business, exhibitions, occupations, and activities referred to and named in this title are fixed and established; and the rate shall be paid by the person, firm, association, or corporation engaged in or carrying on the same in the county.
(Ord. No. 3296, § 4, 4-21-15)
6.12.020 - Payable in advance.¶
All license fees provided for in this title shall be due and payable in advance at the office of the tax collector.
(Ord. No. 3296, § 4, 4-21-15)
6.12.030 - Penalties for late payment.¶
All license fees as required by this title are due and payable upon the first business day after the date of expiration. Any licensee is permitted a thirty-day grace period thereafter to submit said payment. Subsequent to the grace period, a penalty of fifty percent of the license fee shall be added for renewal. If the entire license fee, with the addition of penalties, is not submitted within sixty days after the expiration of the grace period, the tax collector shall automatically suspend the license. If the licensee desires to continue business, a request to reinstate the license, subject to the review of the appropriate departments, must be made to the tax collector's office no more than one hundred eighty days after the expiration date of the license. If a request to reinstate is not made the license will automatically be revoked, and a new license application must be made to the tax collector's office as set forth in Section 6.08 et seq. of this title.
(Ord. No. 3296, § 4, 4-21-15)
6.12.040 - Fees.¶
(a) Every person, firm, association, or corporation filing an application to conduct or carry on a business of any kind anywhere in the unincorporated areas of the county, which is not otherwise exempt under Section 6.08.010 of this title, may be required to pay a fee at the time of application. The application fee shall be established by board resolution or ordinance.
(b) Every person, firm, association, or corporation conducting or carrying on a business of any kind anywhere in the unincorporated areas of the county, which is not otherwise exempt under Section 6.08.010 of this title, shall obtain a general business license and shall pay an annual fee, which is established by board resolution or ordinance.
(c) Businesses requiring a special license type may be subject to additional fees as established by board resolution or ordinance.
(Ord. No. 3296, § 4, 4-21-15)
6.12.060 - Changes in rates.¶
The rates of license fees established in this title may be changed by the board by resolution or ordinance.
(Ord. No. 3296, § 4, 4-21-15)
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