Purpose.
Scottsdale Revised Code § 18-121
in effectSec. 18-121. - Purpose.
(a) The City Council finds and determines that the control of nuisance parties on private property is necessary when such continued activity is determined to be a threat to the peace, health, safety or general welfare of the public. Often police and other first responder response is required at a nuisance party in response to complaints of disturbances, the need to disperse uncooperative participants, the need to enforce criminal laws or city ordinances and/or the provision of other emergency services. The response of police officers and other city personnel to a nuisance party location constitutes a drain of personnel and resources which may leave other areas of the City without minimal levels of police and public safety protections, all of which creates a significant hazard to the safety of the police and other city personnel and to the public in general.
(b) The City Council finds and determines it is a public nuisance for any responsible person(s), social hosts or property owners to permit, allow, or host an unlawful gathering on residential property (or other private real property under his or her ownership or control) where, spirituous liquor is served to, or is in the possession of, or consumed by, any minor, or where illegal drugs are in the possession of, or consumed by, any person.
(Ord. No. 4417, § 2, 9-24-19)
Source: City of Scottsdale, Arizona, Revised Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/scottsdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=REVISED_CODEVO1_CH18PUNUPRMA_ARTVIIINUPAUNGA_S18-121PUFetched: 11/8/2026