Orange County Municipal Code Art. 2 Nuisances

The following acts or conditions are hereby declared to be public nuisances:

(a) Behavior constituting violation of California Penal Code Section 407 or 415 in a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; or

(b ) Noise that is unreasonably loud, raucous or jarring to persons within the area of audibility in a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Ord. No. 3789, § 1, 8-7-90)

The following acts or conditions are exempt from the provisions of this Division:

(a) Activities conducted on the grounds of any public or private nursery, elementary, intermediate or secondary school or college;

(b) Outdoor gatherings, public dances and shows, provided said events are conducted pursuant to a license issued by the County of Orange pursuant to Title 5 of this Code;

(c) Any mechanical device, apparatus or equipment used, related to or connected with emergency machinery, vehicles or work;

(d) All mechanical devices, apparatus or equipment which are utilized for the protection or salvage of agricultural crops during periods of potential or actual frost damage or other adverse weather conditions;

(e) Any activity or noise for which the Noise Variance Board or Orange County Board of Supervisors has granted a variance pursuant to sections 4-6-12, 4-6-13 or 4-6-14 of this Code;

(f) Any activity to the extent regulation thereof has been preempted by state or federal law. (Ord. No. 3789, § 1, 8-7-90)

(a) Any person who owns, leases or otherwise controls property on which said person knows a nuisance as defined in section 3-15-4 exists and who fails to take immediate and reasonable steps to abate said nuisance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in section 1-1-34(b).

(b) Any person who creates a nuisance as defined in section 3-15-4(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in section 1-1-34(b).

(c) Each person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every period between 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day during any portion of which any violation of this section is committed or continued by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(d) The term "person" as used in this section includes corporations, partnerships and any other entity which owns, leases or controls property. (Ord. No. 3789, § 1, 8-7-90)