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

Section 9.24.010 defines a "loud and/or disorderly gathering or party" as a loud and/or disorderly activity attended by a group of persons on public or private property which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity in the area. The "person responsible" is named in order of priority: the owner of the premises if owner-occupied, then the tenant of tenant-occupied premises, then the person who organized the gathering. When the organizer is a minor, the minor's parents or guardians are jointly or severally liable for reimbursement of the police expenses and any other public safety expenses incurred.

Section 9.24.020 puts the duty on each person responsible, or anyone who allows his or her property to be used, to prevent the gathering from becoming loud or disorderly. The city manager and designees, including police officers and code enforcement officers, hold the authority to enforce the chapter. Special security assignments, the trigger for cost recovery, are defined as the assignment of police officers and other public safety personnel during a second or subsequent call to a location after a warning that the gathering violates the law.

The money side runs through §§ 9.24.030 to 9.24.060. The city's finance department bills the actual cost of the police services provided in responding to the disturbance and any other city or public safety expenses, including damage to city property, injuries to city personnel and city administrative costs. The police department forwards its accumulated costs to finance within fifteen days of the disturbance, and the bill is due within thirty days after the billing date. A billed person has fifteen days after the billing date to file a written appeal with the city clerk stating the grounds and factual basis and signed to verify the facts. The city manager or a designee hears the appeal and gives written notice of the decision within ten days after the hearing. A denied appeal must be paid within thirty days after notice of the decision, and the decision can be appealed under Section 1.04.130. Unpaid amounts are a debt of the property owner and all persons responsible, collected as set forth in Section 2.32.020.