(A) Whenever the city becomes aware of the existence of graffiti on any real property, including structures, within the city and visible from the public right-of-way or city-owned land, the office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination shall give or cause to be given notice that the graffiti should be removed or effectively obscured within 16 days of notice being conveyed by the city, removal being either by the person in charge of the property or by the city or the city's agent. A reasonable, good faith effort shall be made to deliver the notice to the owner or person in charge of the property. The owner or person in charge of the property may cause the graffiti to be removed or completely obliterated; if this is that person's intent they should so advise the office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination within ten days from the time the notice is delivered if the property owner/agent will remove the graffiti within the time specified. Within a similar period, the owner/agent may advise the office that the marking identified was authorized by the owner or person in charge of the property and thus is not graffiti as herein defined; the city will then not authorize removal.
(B) The director of the office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination shall implement a program of graffiti removal.
(1) If the owner or person in control of the property does not notify the office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination that they will remove the graffiti or alternatively that it is not graffiti because the installation was authorized as provided in division (A) of this section, it will be deemed to be consent to the city's entering on the property and removing or completely obliterating the graffiti; any color used shall be similar to that of the structure affected.
(2) The office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination is authorized to use city employees, contractors, volunteers, and prisoners who have been duly made available for such graffiti removal work.
(C) The office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination is authorized to assure that all graffiti on city-owned property is eliminated within 24 hours of discovery or report.
(D) The office of Anti-Graffiti Coordination shall ensure coordination and set standards for all graffiti removal work performed by the city or its agents.
(E) The Mayor may create reasonable rules and regulations to govern and guide the office and otherwise implement §§ 11-7-1 et seq.
(F) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall take effect March 30, 1993.
('74 Code, § 1-24-5) (Ord. 1-1993)