(A) Declaration. The existence of graffiti on public or private property in violation of this chapter is expressly declared to be a public nuisance and, therefore, is subject to the removal and abatement provisions specified in this chapter.
(B) Duty of property owner. It is the duty of both the owner of the property to which the graffiti has been applied and any person who may be in possession or who has the right to possess such property to at all times keep the property clear of graffiti.
(C) Repeat violations. If a property is subject to three or more occurrences of graffiti within a year, application of anti-graffiti material of a type and nature that is acceptable to the city may be required for each of the publicly viewable surfaces after notification by the city, or imposed during improvements or construction activities to the site as determined by the city.
(Ord. 2002-972, passed 5-13-02) Penalty, see § 107.99