Oxnard, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Section 7-101 declares that a party, gathering, or assemblage ("event") on private property is prohibited if it threatens public peace, health, safety, or general welfare, or results in continuous loud noise causing discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness. Rather than citing on the first call, Sec. 7-102 requires the responding officer to issue a written warning to the person controlling the location or responsible for the event, or, if that person is a minor, to the minor's parent or guardian. If the person warned does not own the property, the department also mails a warning to the owner of record by first-class mail using the county's last equalized property tax assessment roll address, per Sec.

7-102(B). " Section 7-104 lets the police chief set that bill's amount at his or her discretion based on staffing and duration of the response. Section 7-105 caps the collectible cost at $500 per subsequent response, with the city free to pursue other legal remedies for anything above that. Section 7-106 turns unpaid costs into a collectible debt to the city, recoverable in a civil action including attorneys' fees, and minors' parents or guardians remain liable for their child's share. The entire article traces to Ordinance No. 2834.