Port San Luis Harbor District Port San Luis Harbor District Overview Port San Luis Harbor District is a political sub-division of the State of California and an independent special district. The Harbor was organized and validated under the California Harbors and Navigation Code, Section 6042, on January 27, 1954. The District is empowered by its authorizing statutes, the California Harbors and Navigation Code, Section 6000, to acquire, construct, own, operate, control or develop any and all Harbor works or the development of any and all Harbor works or facilities within the limits of established boundaries. The District's current operations involve the ownership, operation, and maintenance of commercial, recreational and industrial portions of the Port, including Avila and Harford piers. The Harbor District is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners serve four-year terms.
The electorate within District boundaries elects this Board at large. The boundaries encompass the entire southern half of San Luis Obispo County and, to the North, three quarters of the City of San Luis Obispo. The District controls two piers and all the tidelands of the of San Luis Bay, from the Point San Luis Lighthouse property on the West, to Sunset Palisades on the East, to three miles seaward, all of which is under trust from the State of California. Yearly, the Harbor District employs approximately 25 employees to provide services and maintain the Port. The Board of Commissioners meets in public session on the fourth Tuesday of each month.