Ventura, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Posting requirement
- SBMC § 6.455.140(H)(7)-(9)
- Noise ordinance cross-reference
- SBMC § 10.650.110 et seq.
- Special enforcement cost recovery
- SBMC § 10.650.210 et seq.
- Recommended quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Loud-party police notice penalty
- 1-year suspension or revocation
Summary
Every short-term vacation rental and homestay in the City of Ventura must post a notice inside the unit tying amplified sound to the city's noise ordinance and flatly prohibiting loud parties, under Section 6.455.140(H)(7)-(9). Guests who trigger a special enforcement response for a loud party expose the owner to the city's cost-recovery rules.
7. Notification that amplified sound, including radios, televisions and other electronic devices, is subject to the city's noise ordinance as set forth in Section 10.650.110 et seq. 8. A prohibition on loud parties, along with notification of the city's right to recover the costs of special enforcement needed to address certain loud parties under the circumstances described in Section 10.650.210 et seq. 9. A recommendation that the occupants participate voluntarily in neighborhood quiet hours by avoiding parties and loud social events between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
140(H) lists twelve items that must be posted in a conspicuous location inside every permitted short-term vacation rental or homestay, and three of them target noise directly. 110 et seq. 210 et seq. by avoiding parties and loud social events. 140(I) separately requires the owner to promptly respond and take corrective action any time a complaint alleges unreasonable noise or disturbances from an occupant or guest, and failure to do so is itself a chapter violation. The stakes for a loud party specifically are higher than an ordinary nuisance complaint.
while the unit is occupied as a rental, the permit itself may be suspended for one year or revoked, independent of the two-strikes and three-strikes counting rules that apply to other violations. 160 requires the permittee to document every nuisance complaint and submit a copy of the response to the permit administrator within five business days.
Violations & Fines
A loud party at a permitted rental that draws a police written notice under Sections 10.650.220 and 10.650.230 et seq. can suspend the permit for a full year or trigger revocation under Section 6.455.190(A)(3), separate from the routine two-violations/six-month-suspension and three-violations/revocation counts in subsections A(1) and A(2). Failing to post the required noise notices or to respond to a noise complaint under Section 6.455.140(H) and (I) is independently a chapter violation under Section 6.455.170, subject to an administrative citation under Section 6.455.210.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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