Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this chapter, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
“Extraordinary expense” or “police response service charge” refers to the costs incurred in the second and subsequent police responses to control and maintain the public peace, safety, health and welfare, which include but are not limited to the following: all personnel, equipment and mutual aid costs expended during the second and subsequent responses to the premises, damages to city property and/or injuries to city personnel.
“Loud and unruly” includes, but is not limited to, any or all of the following:
1. Loud, unusual, penetrating or boisterous noise, disturbances or commotion, as described in Section 9.16.030(B)/Noise Standards;
2. Obstruction of public streets by crowds or vehicles;
3. Obstruction of rights-of-way by people or vehicles;
4. Public drunkenness;
5. Assaults, batteries, fights, domestic violence or other disturbances of the peace;
6. Urinating or defecating in public; or
7. Any conduct which would otherwise constitute a violation of the California Penal Code or Vehicle Code based on the citing official’s observations.
8. Unlawful use or discharge of fireworks in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.28 of this code.
“Loud or unruly conduct” does not include any activity that is protected by federal or state law.
“Parties, gatherings, event, or other assemblages” refers to the meeting of a group of persons who have met or are meeting for a special occasion or for a social activity on private property, whether residential or not, to which an officer response is required because the event is loud and unruly, as defined in this chapter.
“Parties, gatherings, event, or other assemblages” refers to the meeting of a group of persons who have met or are meeting for any occasion or for a social activity on private property, whether residential or not, to which an officer response is required because the event is loud and unruly, as defined in this chapter.
“Police, police personnel, or officer” means a law enforcement officer employed or otherwise charged by the city to enforce codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, resolutions, rules, or other laws adopted by the city, including an officer employed by the city.
“Responsible party” means any of the following:
1. The owner(s) of record of the property where the event takes place.
2. The person(s) in charge of purportedly in charge of the premises where the event takes place.
3. The person(s) authorizing the use of the premises for the event.
4. The person(s) who organized the event.
5. The person(s) who the responding officer believes is causing, performing, permitting to exist or otherwise maintaining the event, including but not limited to, any other person in real or apparent charge or control of the real property.
For purposes of this section, person includes corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, trust, or any other entity which owns, leases, or controls the property.
“Special police services” or “special law enforcement services” refer to the necessary activities of the police to maintain the public peace, safety, health and welfare in responding to a loud or unruly party, gathering or other disturbance of the peace after the police have made an initial response and given warning that if such disturbance is not corrected, and a subsequent response is required, then a police response service charge will be levied.
“Subsequent response” refers to additional police personnel responses to a party, gathering, event, or other assemblage within a ninety-day period to the same location or address. (Ord. 2023-11-1545 § 13 (part), 2023; Ord. 99-07-1259 § 1 (part))