(A) By perpetrator. The city may require any person applying graffiti on public or private property to either remove or pay for all costs for removal of the graffiti within 24 hours after notice by the city or property owner. The removal must be performed in a manner prescribed by the city, with materials and colors compatible with existing surfaces, and to a comparable or improved condition before the graffiti application as determined by the city. Where graffiti is applied by a person under 18 years old, the parents or legal guardian will also be responsible for such removal or for payment for the costs of removal. Failure of any person to remove graffiti or pay for the removal will constitute an additional violation of this chapter.
(B) By property owner or city. In lieu of the procedure set forth in division (A), the city may order that the graffiti be removed by the property owner or any person who may be in possession or who has the right to possess such property, pursuant to the nuisance abatement procedure herein. Graffiti removal and corrections must be performed with materials and colors compatible with existing surfaces as determined by the city. If the property owner or responsible party fails to remove offending graffiti within the time specified by the city, the city may commence abatement and cost recovery proceedings for the graffiti removal in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2002-972, passed 5-13-02)