Whenever the following terms are used in this chapter, they shall have the meaning established by this section.
(A) "Graffiti" means the unauthorized spraying of paint or marking of ink, chalk, dye or other similar substances on public and private buildings, structures and places.
(B) "Graffiti abatement procedure" means an abatement procedure which identifies graffiti, issues notice to the landowner to abate the graffiti and cures in absence of response.
(C) "Private contractor" means any person with whom the city shall have duly contracted to remove graffiti.
(`78 Code, § 9.30.020.) (Ord. 1903 § 1 (part), 1989.)