HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2414 ORDINANCE NO. 2414
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING SECTION 8. 54. 010
OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
GRAFFITTI REMOVAL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Section 8. 54 . 010 of the Azusa Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows :
"8. 54 . 010 . GRAFFITTI REMOVAL.
A. Intent . Graffitti on public and private
property is a blighting factor which not only
depreciates the value of property, but also the
value of adjacent and surrounding communities .
Government Code Section 53069 . 3 authorizes a city
to enact ordinances to provide for the use of city
funds to remove graffitti from public and privately
owned permanent structures located within the
city. The City Council finds and declares that
graffitti or related inscribed material is
obnoxious and pursuant to Government Code Section
53069 . 3, authorizes that a program be instituted
allowing for the use of city funds to remove
graffitti on public and private property. It is
the Council ' s further intent to provide for the
prohibition of the placement of graffitti on public
and private property to the extent such prohibition
is permitted by state law and to further prohibit
persons from allowing graffitti to remain and thus
foster the perpetuation of blight upon the
community. The City Council also finds and
determines that the removal of graffitti is
inexpensive and can easily be accomplished by
property owners of the City within three ( 3)
calendar days.
B. Graffitti Defined. "Graffitti" shall
mean the unauthorized inscribing, spraying of paint
or marking Ofink, chalk, dye, paint, or other
similar substances on public or private buildings,
structures, vehicles, equipment, places, and
similar things or locations .
C. Graffitti Prohibited.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to
paint, mark, chalk, or otherwise apply
graffitti or other inscribing material on
public or privately owned buildings,
structures, vehicles, equipment, places, or
other similar locations or things within the
city.
2 . It shall be unlawful for the owner of any
private property to permit graffitti or other
inscribed material to remain so as to be
capable of being viewed by a person utilizing
any public right-of-way within the City, such
as but not limited to, a road, parkway or
alley, providing that the City has given the
property owner written notice to remove the
graffitti within a period of three ( 3)
calendar days and the graffitti or other
inscribed material has not been removed within
said three ( 3) day period. If the three ( 3 )
day period has expired, the City may remove
the graffitti with the consent of the owner
and at the owner ' s expense. If the owner
refuses to remove the graffitti after said
three ( 3) day period, the graffitti shall
constitute a public nuisance and may be abated
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15. 08 of
the Azusa Municipal Code.
D. Procedure to Remove Graffitti . Whenever
the City Administrator or his or her designee
determines that graffitti or other inscribed
material is so located on public or private
property as to be capable of being viewed by a
person utilizing any public right-of-way, and the
owner of the property consents to the removal of
the graffitti by the City, the City shall be
authorized to provide for the removal of the
graffitti . If the City provides for the removal of
graffitti , it shall not authorize nor undertake to
provide for the painting or repair of any more
extensive area than that where the graffitti is
located. Prior to the removal of the graffitti ,
the City shall obtain written consent of the owner
and the owner shall execute an appropriate release
prepared by the City Attorney. "
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published in the manner required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of September
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I , ADOLPH SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2414
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of
August , 1989 . That thereafter , said Ordinance was
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duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 5th day of September . 1989, by the
following vote, to wit :
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: AVILA, STEMRICH, NARANJO, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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