Clovis, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger group size
- 10 or more persons
- Governing section
- Clovis Muni. Code § 5.27.504
- Remedy
- City order to disband gathering
- Also enforced against owners
- § 5.27.403 habitual nuisance
Summary
A gathering of 10 or more people on public or private property that substantially disturbs a neighborhood's quiet enjoyment through unlawful conduct, such as excessive noise, public drunkenness, or serving alcohol to minors, is a declared nuisance under Clovis Municipal Code § 5.27.504, subject to City-ordered dispersal and citation.
A gathering of ten (10) or more persons on any public or private property in a manner which constitutes a substantial disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of private or public property in a significant segment of a neighborhood, as a result of conduct constituting a violation of law shall be considered a nuisance subject to the abatement and cost recovery procedures set forth in Chapters 28 and 29 of Title 5... Illustrative of such unlawful conduct is excessive noise or traffic, obstruction of public streets by crowds or vehicles, public drunkenness, the service of alcohol to minors, fights, disturbances of the peace, litter.
Full Breakdown
504 declares a gathering of ten or more persons on any public or private property a nuisance when it constitutes a substantial disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of private or public property in a significant segment of a neighborhood, and results from conduct that violates the law. The section lists illustrative unlawful conduct: excessive noise or traffic, obstruction of public streets by crowds or vehicles, public drunkenness, service of alcohol to minors, fights, disturbances of the peace, and litter. Beyond the abatement and cost-recovery remedies in Chapter 28 of Title 5, the City can abate the gathering by any reasonable means, including an order that the gathering disband and citation or arrest of law violators under applicable local or State law.
404 requires the Police Chief or Director to notify the property owner of the unlawful activity before further enforcement proceeds. 504 and a separate property-nuisance abatement action under Article 4 if the pattern is habitual.
Violations & Fines
An unruly gathering under § 5.27.504 can be ordered disbanded by police, and individual law violators, including for excessive noise, public drunkenness, or serving alcohol to minors, are subject to citation or arrest under applicable local and State law. Where the gathering recurs habitually on the same property, the owner can additionally face nuisance abatement and cost recovery under Chapters 28 and 29 of Title 5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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