Huntington Park, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Entertainment quiet window
- 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. (§ 9-2.1315)
- Exception
- Special written authorization of the Police Chief
- Permit fee
- $300 original, $100 renewal; combined dance permit $600 and $350
- Permit term
- Six months, then renewable for one year periods
- Permit decision
- City Council grants or sets a hearing
- Noise nuisance abatement
- Police Chief order on three hours' notice (§ 5-11.03)
Summary
In the City of Huntington Park, California, a bar or nightclub that needs an entertainment permit cannot stage entertainment between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the Police Chief gives special written authorization. The entertainment article prints no decibel limit; sound complaints fall under the nuisance rule in § 5-11.01.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, show, stage, perform, or produce any entertainment between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any establishment for which a permit is required by the provisions of this article except by the special written authorization of the Police Chief under the conditions therein set forth.
Full Breakdown
Article 13 of Chapter 2 in Title 9 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code, the Entertainment Permit Regulations, governs live entertainment in the City of Huntington Park. Section 9-2.1303 defines entertainment as a live show, performance, play, revue, pantomime, style show, scene, dance act, or song and dance act. Under § 9-2.1304, anyone operating or controlling a public premises or private club must hold a valid permit before allowing that entertainment on the premises or in an adjoining room. Dancing by patrons is regulated separately under Article 12. Nonprofit organizations and City-owned property are exempt from the permit.
The nightclub quiet window is § 9-2.1315: no entertainment between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in a permitted establishment, except by special written authorization of the Police Chief. Section 9-2.1316 adds that no person can use a permitted establishment as a private club during those same hours.
The permit carries its own conditions. The application fee is $300 for an original permit and $100 for a renewal, or $600 and $350 for a combined dance and entertainment permit (§ 9-2.1306). The City Council grants the permit or sets a hearing, and a permit expires six months after issuance, with renewal for successive one year periods (§ 9-2.1312). The permit must hang in open and clear view (§ 9-2.1310), cannot be assigned or used at another premises (§ 9-2.1311), and a dining and dancing room must keep a minimum light of three footcandles (§ 9-2.1318).
Sound from equipment is a separate matter. Section 5-11.01 declares a nuisance any noise of sufficient loudness, intensity, or character, or of such continuance or recurrence, as to disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood in the City. Under § 5-11.03 the Police Chief can order the nuisance abated on three hours' notice and enter private premises to do it.
Violations & Fines
The Police Chief can summarily suspend an entertainment permit by posting notice on the premises when the permittee has violated the article or any State or City law, and the Council hears the matter at its next regular meeting on at least three days' notice (§ 9-2.1313). A conviction under the article forces revocation and bars a new permit for that person or premises for six months. Under § 1-2.01, a Code violation is a misdemeanor unless the Code calls it an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, jail up to six months, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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