Editing San Luis Obispo, California (section)

===Notable ordinances===
[[File:SLO County Government Office - panoramio (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|The County Government Center]]
[[File:San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce - San Luis Obispo, California (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, located in downtown]]
In June 1990 City Councilman [[Jerry Reiss]] proposed a city ordinance to [[Smoking ban|ban smoking]] in all indoor public areas. Following a failed effort {{citation needed|reason=What was the nature of the effort? Are there tv, radio or newspaper ads?|date=February 2019}} by [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] to defeat the ordinance, the City Council voted 4–1 in favor on June 19, 1990, with only Mayor [[Ron Dunin]] dissenting. As a result, on August 2, 1990, San Luis Obispo became the first municipality in the world to ban smoking in all public buildings, including bars and restaurants. This statute has been a catalyst worldwide in anti-smoking legislation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html |title=Letter to Nebraska Senators from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce in favor of Smokefree Legislation |work=Tobacco.org  |access-date=April 7, 2007 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203259/http://www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-mn-1350-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Miles | last=Corwin | date=August 2, 1990 | title=Smokers Snuffed: San Luis Obispo Will Implement Nation's Toughest Tobacco Law Today}}</ref><ref>STRICT SMOKING BAN OK'D, San Jose Mercury News, June 21, 1990</ref> In April 2010, San Luis Obispo strengthened its anti-smoking legislation, making smoking in public, excepting for certain conditions, a citable offense beginning on June 20, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=King |date=July 1, 2010 |title=San Luis Obispo Smoking Ban Now In Effect |url=http://920kvec.com/pages/7596314.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703080851/http://920kvec.com/pages/7596314.php |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |work=KVEC}}</ref>

In 1982, following public hearings, the city council approved an ordinance forbidding the construction of "[[drive-through]]" businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2007/06/20/73096/fast-food-drive-thrus-to-remain.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912071118/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2007/06/20/73096/fast-food-drive-thrus-to-remain.html|title=Fast food drive-thrus to remain banned in SLO - The Tribune & SanLuis…|date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2012|website=archive.is}}</ref> [[In-N-Out Burger]] opened a restaurant in the nearby town of Atascadero because of the ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atascadero.org/media/council/2c72cfcC-1-Drive-thrus.pdf |title=Atascadero City Council : Staff Report : Informational Background Report: Drive-Throughs: Overview of Zoning Issues and Impacts |publisher=Atascadero.org  |access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> In 2008 the City Council voted 3–2 to keep the ban.<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Jamie Hartford |title=The Death of the Drive-Thru |url=http://www2.qsrmagazine.com/articles/features/120/emissions-1.phtml |access-date=July 8, 2023 |magazine=QSR Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318221238/http://www2.qsrmagazine.com/articles/features/120/emissions-1.phtml |archive-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qsrweb.com/article.php?id=9886 |title=Drive-thru bans a wave of the future? &#124; QSRweb.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121202232708/http://www.qsrweb.com/article.php?id=9886 |archive-date=December 2, 2012  |access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

In April 2010, an "unruly gathering" ordinance passed with a vote of 4–1. This ordinance poses a fine of $700 for the hosts of gatherings with more than 20 people on private property that create a substantial disturbance in a significant amount of the neighborhood. Unlawful conduct includes [[Noise regulation|excessive noise]]; [[public drunkenness]]; serving alcohol to minors; fighting; urinating in public; crowds overflowing into yards, sidewalks, or streets; or similar unlawful behaviors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mustangdaily.net/unruly-gathering-ordinance-passes-without-protest/ |last=Barba |first=Jessica |publisher=Mustang Daily |title=Unruly Gathering Ordinance Passes Without Protest |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206024135/http://mustangdaily.net/unruly-gathering-ordinance-passes-without-protest/ |archive-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us/police/pdfs/unrulgathrules.pdf|last=Tregenza|first=Ardith|publisher=San Luis Obispo Police Department|title=Unruly Gathering Rules}}</ref>