PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach City Council will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, for the following purpose:
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA:
Applicant: City of Pismo Beach
Description: Adoption of a resolution levying a 2% annual assessment for the Pismo Beach Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) for Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
On April 7, 2026, the City Council adopted the following Resolution of Intention to levy the assessment:
RESOLUTION NO. R-2026-014
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FROM THE PISMO BEACH CONFERENCE AND
VISITORS BUREAU / LODGING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO LEVY AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE LBID FOR FY 2027, AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL 21, 2026, TO CONSIDER LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (California Streets and Highway Code Section 36500 et seq.) authorizes cities to establish parking and business improvement areas for the purpose of imposing assessments on businesses for certain purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Pismo Beach City Council established the Lodging Business Improvement District (“the District” or “LBID”) by the adoption of Ordinance O-2009-008; and
WHEREAS, the Conference and Visitors Bureau / Lodging Business Improvement District Advisory Board has submitted an Annual Report to Council that outlines the activities of the District proposed for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 as required by California Streets and Highways Code Section 36533; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Annual Report to be complete, to comply with the interests of the District assessees, and to contain the information required by California Streets and Highways Code Section 36533; and
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36534 and 36535 require that in order to levy an assessment, the Council must adopt a Resolution of Intention that declares its intent to levy such assessment, and then set a date for a public hearing where interested parties may be heard on the issue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Annual Report for FY 2027, as submitted to the City Clerk by the CVB/LBID Advisory Board and on file with the City Clerk.
Section 2. No changes are proposed to the boundaries of the Lodging Business Improvement District.
Section 3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code, the City Council declares its intent to levy and collect an annual assessment for the Lodging Business Improvement District for FY 2027. The assessment shall be calculated based upon 2% of the gross lodging revenues, as that term is defined in Pismo Beach Municipal Code Section 3.26.020(D).
Section 4. The authorized uses for the revenues derived from the assessment are stated in Pismo Beach Municipal Code Section 3.26.030, and no changes to these uses are proposed in the Annual Report for FY 2027. The authorized uses as stated in that section are:
a) The general promotion of lodging operations within the LBID shall include costs of programs and physical improvements as specified in the business plan to be adopted annually; b) The marketing of conference, group, and vacation business that benefits the local lodging industry in the district;
c) The marketing of the LBID to the travel industry in order to benefit the local lodging industry in the district;
d) Administration of the LBID, including collection and enforcement of assessments.
Section 5. An outline description of the improvements and activities to be provided in FY 2027, the boundaries of the District, and the proposed assessments to be levied upon the businesses within the area are contained within the Annual Report for FY 2027 filed with the City Clerk by the CVB/LBID Advisory Board.
Section 6. A public hearing shall be held before the City Council on April 21, 2026 in the City Council Chamber, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, California. Following the hearing, Council will consider adoption of a resolution levying the assessment as recommended by the CVB/LBID Advisory Board.
At this hearing, Council will hear all interested persons, and protests may be made orally or in writing.
Written protests shall be filed with the City Clerk at or before the hearing. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Any protest pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing, and shall clearly set forth the irregularity or defect to which the objection is made. Council may correct minor defects in the proceedings during the hearing.
If written protests against the assessment are received from business owners that will pay fifty percent or more of the proposed assessment, no further proceedings to levy the assessment shall be taken for one year from the date of the finding of a majority protest by Council. If the majority protest by business owners is against the furnishing of a specified improvement or activity within the District, those improvements or activities shall be eliminated. In order to be counted toward a majority protest, each written protest shall be from the business owner and contain a business description sufficient to identify the business. If the protesting person is not shown on the City’s official business license records as owner of the business, the protest shall contain written evidence that the person is the business owner.
Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of said hearing by causing the Resolution of Intention to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Pismo Beach not less than seven days before the public hearing.
Section 8. This Resolution is effective on its adoption.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member Newton, seconded by Council Member Guthrie, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 7th day of April 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 1 Inman
ABSTAIN: 0
RECUSED: 0
Approved: /s/ Ed Waage, Mayor
Attest: /s/ Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Details about ways to participate in this hearing will be provided on the agenda posted for the meeting online at pismobeach.org/agenda, and on the bulletin board at City Hall. The agenda will be posted in the afternoon of April 16, 2026.
You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community.
Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects. Emailed comments may be submitted to [email protected]; staff cannot guarantee that emailed comments submitted after the start of the meeting will be given full consideration before action is taken. Written comments may be delivered or mailed to the City Clerk’s Office at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, prior to the meeting, or hand-delivered during the meeting no later than the comment period for this item. Oral comment may be provided prior to the meeting by calling 805-773-7005 and leaving a voice message. Please state and spell your name, and identify your item of interest. Oral comment may also be made during the meeting by attending the meeting in person in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Please refer to the agenda for this meeting for specific instructions for participation.
Staff reports, plans and other information related to these projects are available for public review from the City Clerk's Office, by emailing City Clerk Erica Inderlied at [email protected].
The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Thursday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by mail or by visiting www.pismobeach.org/agenda .
The Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City's website.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you challenge the action taken on this item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Pismo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing.
For further information, please contact Erica Inderlied, City Clerk, at [email protected] or 805-773-7003.
Erica Inderlied
City Clerk