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San Benito County, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing sections
§ 1.06.030(A)(6), § 1.06.060
Who is liable
Property owner, tenant, or occupant
First violation penalty
Up to $1,000 per day
Applies to
Unincorporated San Benito County only

Summary

Unincorporated San Benito County has no separate party ordinance, but a property repeatedly disturbing the peace with unreasonably loud noise is a declared public nuisance, and the owner or occupant who allows it faces county abatement.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of San Benito County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

Any real property that has been the situs for nuisance activity and/or violations of any provision of this code or any other state or federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to: disturbing the peace, unreasonably loud noise, loitering, harassment of passersby, illegal gambling, prostitution, sale of stolen goods, acts of violence, acts of vandalism, acts of lewd conduct, public urination, illegal drug activity, public drunkenness, drinking alcoholic beverages in public, or excessive littering.

(7)   Any building or property used for the purpose of willfully conducting dogfighting in violation of Cal. Penal Code § 597.5 or cockfighting in violation of subdivision (b) of Cal. Penal Code § 597b is a public nuisance.

(8)   Any condition that constitutes a visual blight to a reasonable person of average sensibilities. For purposes of this chapter, visual blight is any unreasonable or unlawful condition or use of real property, premises, or building exteriors which by reason of its appearance as viewed at ground level from the public right-of-way or from neighboring premises, is detrimental to the property of others or to the value of property of others, offensive to the senses, or significantly degrades the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood. Visual blight may include, but is not limited to, the keeping, storing, depositing, scattering over or accumulation on the premises any of the following:

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: current through Ordinance 1078).

Full Breakdown

Section 1.06.030(A)(6) declares any real property that becomes the situs for nuisance activity, including disturbing the peace or unreasonably loud noise, a public nuisance. Section 1.06.060 then makes it unlawful for anyone owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling premises in the unincorporated county to cause, permit, conduct, or allow such a nuisance to exist there: placing responsibility on the host, not just individual guests. The county's enforcing officers can issue a notice of violation, a notice to abate, or move directly to court under Ch. 1.06 if the disturbance is severe.

Violations & Fines

Administrative civil penalties reach up to $1,000/day for a first violation, $2,000/day for a repeat within a year, and $5,000/day after that.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does San Benito County have a specific loud-party law?
No standalone party ordinance exists. The county uses its general public nuisance chapter, § 1.06.030 and § 1.06.060, to cite owners or occupants for repeated loud-noise disturbances.
Can a landlord be cited for a tenant's loud party?
Yes. § 1.06.060 places the duty not to permit a nuisance on anyone who owns, leases, or occupies premises in the unincorporated county.

Sources & Official References

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