Removal of Graffiti

8.26.050 - Removal of graffiti required.

It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any property within the City, or tenants or agents in charge thereof, to remove any graffiti within forty-eight (48) hours of such defacement from such property.

Graffiti shall mean any defacement of private property with any inscription, word, figure, sign, symbol, marking or design, by means of painting, marking, drawing, writing, etching or carving, by use of paint, spray paint, ink, knife or any similar method, and which is visible from the public right-of-way or an adjacent property. Graffiti shall not include authorized signage or speech.