§ 9.10.030. Violation; Penalties.

A.

It is a civil violation of this chapter for any responsible person to conduct, aid, allow, permit, or condone, a loud or unruly gathering at a residence or other private property.

B.

Civil fines. The fine schedule for violations of this chapter is as follows:

1.

A first violation is punishable by a fine of $2,500;

2.

A second violation at the same residence or other private property, or by the same responsible person, within a twelve-month period, is punishable by a fine of $5,000;

3.

A third or subsequent violation at the same residence or other private property, or by the same responsible person, within a twelve-month period, is punishable by a fine of $7,500.

C.

The fines prescribed at subsection (B) are in addition to any response costs that may be assessed pursuant to this chapter, and may be assessed without the warning described in Section 9.10.040(B).

D.

The second, third or subsequent violation fines prescribed at subsections (B)(2) and (B)(3) are payable whether or not the responsible person for such loud or unruly gathering is different from the responsible person for any prior loud or unruly gathering at the same residence or other private property.

E.

The fine schedule prescribed at subsection (B) is a "rolling schedule" meaning that in calculating the fine payable the city will count backward starting from the date of the most recent loud or unruly gathering to determine how many prior loud or unruly gatherings have taken place at the residence or other private property in question during the applicable twelve-month period.

(Ord. No. 716, § 3(Exh. A), 5-9-2017)