General City Records

The City of San Luis Obispo has an array of public documents available in our online, General City Records Archive. If the record you are searching for is not found in the online archive, you may submit a public records request. 

Commonly searched records available in our General City Records Archive:

• City Council Agenda Packets, Minutes, Ordinances, and Resolutions.
• Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statements of Economic Interest (2016 to present).
• City Recorded Deeds and Easements.
• Advisory Body Agenda Packets and Minutes

Permit Records

InfoSLO and Socrata (Citizen Connect) are online archives which contain records related to permit, planning, and inspection history. Follow the button below for instructions on how to use these archives.  

Land Use Documentation Request

This differs from a Public Records Request as it is a request to create a written response and compile records regarding the current land use and zoning for a specific property or properties, including information on variances, conditional use permits, special permits or exceptions, ordinances or conditions, and code violations. A fee is associated with this request. Please see the Land Use Doumentation Request page of our site for more information.

Public Records Request

The California Public Records Act (Government Code 6250. et set.) was enacted to ensure public records are available for inspection by members of the public. If you are unable to locate a document in our online archives, you may submit a Public Record Request Form. 

Release Forms: Requests for certain public records legally require release forms to be submitted for records to be distributed to the requestor. To help expedite your request, please read below and ensure additional information is submitted along with the public records request form. 

• Personal health information: Records containing personal health information require a HIPAA Release Form. Examples include fire incident reports, worker's compensation claims, etc.
  • HIPAA Release Form
• Printed residential and/or commercial building plans: The Public Records Act does not allow the release of printed copies of this material without the permission of the architect/engineer copyright owner. The public records requestor is responsible for obtaining said authorization by completing all three release forms listed below. You may call the Community Development Department at (805) 781- 7170 to find out the name of the copyright owner. In-person viewing of plans do not require release forms. 
  • Copies of Plans Affidavit
  • Plan Request Architect/Engineer Authorization
  • Plan Request Owner Authorization

Retention Policy 

The City has established the Records Retention Policy and Schedule for the preservation and disposal of City records.