Roseville, MN Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Chapter 508 is Roseville's repeat nuisance service call fee, the main tool for loud or unruly gatherings that draw repeated responses. Section 508.01 explains that repeat calls to the same property drain city resources, and the fee covers cost over and above normal law or code enforcement. It applies to owners and occupants of private property when the responder is a police officer, community service officer, firefighter or code enforcement employee.

Section 508.02 defines nuisance conduct as any activity, conduct or condition occurring within the city that annoys, injures or endangers the reasonable safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any member of the public, or tends to alarm, anger or disturb others. It includes anything that is a public nuisance under the Code or state law, any violation of Title 4, 5, 6 or 9, certain state-law violations involving prostitution, gambling, controlled substances or firearms, and disorderly conduct under Minn. Stat. ch. 609.

Under § 508.03, the trigger is three or more city responses within 720 days for private property, or ten or more in a month for a commercial lodging establishment. The fee amount comes from the city fee schedule, which lists $108.00 for Public Nuisance on private property and $250.00 for a commercial lodging establishment under § 508.03. Section 508.04 requires prior written notice that identifies the conduct and dates, warns of the fee, and reserves other remedies. The notice can be delivered in person, by regular or certified mail, or by posting on site. The fee is due 30 days after the billing statement is mailed, then carries a ten percent penalty and can be assessed against the property under Minn. Stat. § 429.101. The owner or occupant has ten business days to request a written hearing from the city manager's office, and the hearing occurs within 14 days of the request. Section 508.09 bars the fee for medical emergencies other than 911 misuse, for domestic assault victims, and for victims of the nuisance conduct, and allows waivers for rental owners who began eviction or signed a memorandum of understanding. The city manager, police chief, fire chief or community development director enforces the chapter.

Host liability for gatherings with underage drinking is separate. Section 507.04 makes it unlawful to host or allow a gathering of three or more persons where the host knows or should know an underage person under 21 consumes alcohol and fails to take reasonable steps to prevent it, and the host need not be present. Violation is a misdemeanor under § 507.07.