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

Section 9.16.020 says that when Police Department personnel respond to a disturbance from a party, gathering or unruly assemblage that threatens public peace, health, safety or welfare, officers may issue a written warning to the "responsible party," who must sign to acknowledge receipt. The warning states that any further response to the same premises within the next 12 hours will be billed as a special security service. Section 9.16.030 sets that charge at $150.00 for a second response within the 12-hour window, and the same $150.00 applies to every subsequent response in that period.

Section 9.16.040 defines "responsible party" broadly to include the property owner, tenant, lessee, landlord, person in charge of the premises, and anyone who organizes, supervises or accepts responsibility for the gathering, even if that person is not present at the event; if the responsible person is a juvenile, the parents or guardians are jointly and severally liable along with the juvenile. The ordinance exists, per Section 9.16.010, because repeat disturbance calls drain Police Department staffing and leave other parts of the City with reduced protection, so Woodland recovers those costs from the person responsible rather than the general taxpayer.

Section 9.16.050 preserves the City's right to pursue any other civil or criminal remedy for the same conduct, and Section 9.16.060 lets anyone charged a fine appeal it using the administrative citation hearing procedures of Chapter 9.20.