Frequently Asked Questions

City Hall is located at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Traveling from 101 South, take the Shell Beach exit, turn right onto Mattie Road. Traveling from 101 North, take the Shell Beach exit, turn left onto Mattie Road.

You may call the Finance Department at (805) 773-4655 Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Street Sweeping Route 1: Swept every Monday and Wednesday Streets west of Hwy 101 between Pismo Creek and Bay: Price, Dolliver, Cypress (south of Dolliver), Hinds, Pomeroy, Wadsworth (Dolliver to Bello) (excluding stub streets running into highway) Street Sweeping Route 1A: Swept every Wednesday Streets west of Hwy 101: Dolliver (South of Pismo Creek), Frady, Main, Price Canyon, Stimson, Oceanview, Addie, Hollister, Pismo (between Dolliver and Price), Cypress, Wadsworth and San Luis (south of Doliver, north of Main) (excluding stub streets running into highway) Street Sweeping Route 1B: Swept once per Month the Day after Trash Day Streets west of Hwy 101: Porter, Harloe, Bay, and San Luis (between Price and Dolliver), Park (east of Dolliver) (excluding stub streets running into highway) Street Sweeping Route 2: Swept the First Tuesday of each Month Shell Beach Road/Price Street (Dolliver to El Portal): Includes Harbor View, Wilmar, Franklin, Mattie, Corralitos, Spyglass, Solano, Ebb Tide, Silver Shoals, South Beachcomber, North Beachcomber, Searidge, Florin, Hermosa, Indio, Topaz, El Portal Street Sweeping Route 3: Swept the Second Friday of each Month Five Cities Drive, James Way (to Oak Park), Oak Park (west between James and Five Cities), Crest, Summit, Skyline, Margo, Elaine, Christina, Norma, Dugan, Effie, Houston, Ridge, Panorama, Shamrock, White Oak, Oakwood, Limerick, Frances, Vista Pacifica, Irish, La Colima, La Floricita, La Gaviota, El Viento, La Puesta Del Sol, Ventana, La Garza, Whitecap, Valley View, Capanna, Villa, Highland, Wave, Surf, Coral, Reef, Rancho Pismo, Miguelito, Vincente, Clydell, Santos, Princesa, Cima de Colina Street Sweeping Route 4: Swept the Third Tuesday of each Month Shell Beach Road (between Seacliff and Cliff), Cliff, Seaview, Palisades, Pier, Leeward, Pearl, Water, Ocean, Winward, Boeker, Placentia, Castaic, Santa Fe, Esparto, Wawona, Capistrano, Palomar, Montecito, Morro, Cuyama, Vista del Mar, Terrace, Shoreline, Naomi, Baker, Paddock, Coburn, Ruby, Seacliff Street Sweeping Route 5: Swept the Fourth Tuesday of each Month Pismo Heights east of Hwy 101: Oceanview, Bettiga, Solar, Dell, Stimson, Bello, Pomeroy, Pismo, Hollister, Wadsworth, San Luis, Harloe, Bay, Shaffer, Baxter, Hanford, Porterville, Selma, Lemoore, Long View, Stratford, Fresno, Bakersfield, Taft, Visalia, Tulare, Delano, Merced Street Sweeping Event Route: Swept per event contract Streets west of Hwy 101 between Pismo Creek and Bay: Price, Dolliver, Cypress, Porter, Bay, Harloe, San Luis, Wadsworth, Hollister, Pismo, Main, Pomeroy, Hinds, Stimson, Oceanview, Park, Addie (excluding stub streets running into highway)

Volunteer opportunities exist in many areas of the City including the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the Recreation Department. Every effort to help is appreciated, but we are particularly in need of volunteers who are able to work a set schedule on a regular basis. If you would like to volunteer for the City, please contact the Department in which you are interested. Another way to volunteer for the City is by serving on a board or commission. Please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 773-7003 to learn about current vacancies.

Temperatures range year round from the high 50’s to the high 70’s. Gusty afternoon wind and morning coastal fog are prevalent in the spring and summer months.

Contact the Department of Fish & Game at the Marine Mammal Center (805)771-8300.

It is unlawful to scatter human ashes within the City of Pismo Beach. Scattering of ashes need to be made 3 miles out to sea. There are private charters who service the Pacific Coast area including Pismo Beach, Avila Beach and Morro Bay who offer sea burial service to the public. Ashes on the Sea: (877)277-2799 Affordable Sea Burial: (888)908-8800 Burial at Sea is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Any calls regarding this issue would be best handled by the EPA.

San Luis Obispo County IWMA has instituted a mandatory "Take-Back Sharps" ordinance that requires any pharmacy inside the county that sells sharps to take them back from the public for FREE. With help of grant funding, we supply local pharmacies with sharps containers to give out FREE to the public. Currently, there are 44 pharmacy drop-off locations found throughout the County.

Thanks to a new mandatory ordinance, there has been some changes to the latex paint recycling program in San Luis Obispo County. Residents can now take back leftover latex paint to any location that sells paint for free recycling and disposal.