(A) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to provide a procedure for removal of graffiti from walls and structures on both public and privately owned property in order to reduce blight and deterioration within the city and to protect the public safety.
(B) The city finds and determines that graffiti is obnoxious and a public nuisance, as defined in § 9.30.020, and must be abated to avoid the detrimental impact of such graffiti on the city and its residents and to prevent the further spread of graffiti.
(`78 Code, § 9.30.010.) (Ord. 1903 § 1 (part), 1989.)