Councilman Drops by Party House Uninvited : Studio City: Wachs declares Bacchanalian disturbances are over. But the tenant says he didn’t sign owner’s agreement.

STUDIO CITY —  Jerry Bolduc watched indolently from atop his veranda as Councilman Joel Wachs, outside the gates of Bolduc’s rented mansion, proclaimed the victory of public virtue over all manner of private vice Friday at the hillside community’s most notorious residence.

“There will be no longer any loud parties, any commercial activities, any sale of alcohol, any loud music,” Wachs announced during a morning news conference at 3240 Wrightwood Drive.

And no more public sex either, the councilman declared, as two gray cats frisked in the driveway behind him, quickly disappearing from prying eyes beneath a red Cadillac.

But according to Bolduc, the party isn’t over, despite a good-faith agreement signed this week by the home’s owner and mortgage holder to curb festivities that have drawn 1,000 people at a time as well as an MTV film crew, a famous rap star, women in negligees and fire from nettled neighbors (who, for the record, were sometimes invited).

The agreement, which awaits approval from a judge Oct. 17, bans the illegal sale of alcohol, advertised events and parties after 10 p.m. or with more than 25 guests.

“My signature appears nowhere on it,” said Bolduc--”Jerry Bo” to friends. “(As) part of my tenancy, I did not agree to a 10 o’clock curfew.” And, natch, “there’s not much of a party if it’s only 25 people.”

The 7,500-square-foot bluff-top mansion, valued at $2.1 million, can fit far more than 25 people. Ever the genial host, Bolduc invited a gaggle of reporters to view the spacious--but sparsely furnished--home that he has occupied for a year, the site of several themed revels: a beach party, a toga party, an “Age of Aquarius & Classic Disco” party, a “Tax Relief” party.

A lawsuit filed by the city attorney’s office alleged that such Bacchanalia has resulted in public lewdness, parking problems, liquor and safety violations and general unneighborliness. Undercover officers were even sent “to infiltrate” the parties and gather evidence, Wachs said.

“It was just like living on a major thoroughfare on this narrow, quiet little street,” said Margot Lachman, a television news writer who lives next to No. 3240. “It just got to the point where it was impossible to live with this.”

Lachman, 29, said the excessive merrymaking has given residents headaches for three years and agreed with Bolduc’s claim that the problems predate his arrival.

“He just rents the place. He’s like some transient who lives there,” Lachman said before zipping off to work at KCBS, one of several local stations that showed up to cover the Wachs-and-Bolduc show Friday.

Though tenants of owner Paul Campbell, Bolduc and housemate Michael Dupre are nonetheless bound by the agreement, Deputy City Atty. Deborah Sanchez warned.

“He may not have signed it, but it’s the owner’s responsibility to care for the property, and in the stipulation it does have a provision that if the (agreement is) violated, eviction proceedings would start immediately,” Sanchez said.

If the judge formalizes the agreement as a permanent injunction on Oct. 17, Bolduc could also be held in contempt of court, Sanchez added.

Contempt was already evident on Bolduc’s face Friday as he stood on his back porch, surrounded by cameras and reporters, some of whom were visibly impressed by the home, its back-yard pool, volleyball court and commanding vista of the fog- and smog-enshrouded San Fernando Valley.

“We have not been abusive,” Bolduc said. “Most of the problems that occurred were before I got here. . . . Of course I want to be a good neighbor.”

So will he be having a party anytime soon?

“Maybe one for you guys,” he told reporters.