IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC NUISANCE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter (BMC) 13.48, on:

Date:______ , 20__ , at _____ a.m./p.m.,

the Berkeley Police Department found that a gathering at the below-listed premises caused a public nuisance as defined by BMC Chapter 13.48 (e.g. disturbance of the peace, threat to public safety, etc.):

Address: ____________________

WARNING

IF THE POLICE RESPOND TO ANOTHER DISTURBANCE CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE (AS DEFINED BY BMC CHAPTER 13.48) AT THE ABOVE PREMISES WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A DISTURBANCE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT, CIVIL PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED UPON:

1. ALL GUESTS CAUSING THE NUISANCE

2. ALL SPONSORS OF THE GATHERING

3. ALL RESIDENTS OF THE PREMISES

4. ALL PERSONS IN CONTROL OF THE PREMISES

5. ALL OWNERS OF THE PREMISES THAT RESIDE ON OR ADJACENT TO THE PREMISES, OR ARE PRESENT AT THE PREMISES WHEN THIS NOTICE IS FIRST POSTED

Property owners who do not reside on or adjacent to the above premises, and who are not present when this Notice is first posted, are also jointly and severally liable for said civil penalty, if the next disturbance occurs after two weeks after this Notice is mailed to said owner.

THIS NOTICE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON THE PREMISES FOR 120 DAYS
$100 FINE FOR UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE

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(Name and Signature of the Officer Issuing This Notice)

_______________________________

(Officer’s Phone Number)

Date: __________________________

Case Number: ___________________