The City Manager or his/her designee shall develop a graffiti removal program to assist property owners in the expeditious removal of graffiti from their property. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subchapter, the City shall be authorized to recover its costs incurred in the removal of graffiti from private property if:
A. The removal of graffiti or other inscribed material from privately owned real property exceeds four (4) requests from the City to the property owner or occupant or a maximum of six hundred (600) square feet per privately owned real property during one (1) calendar year, which is not removed by the property owner or occupant.
B. Where the removal of graffiti has been mandated pursuant to § 9.04.230, the owner of the affected property shall reimburse the City for such services.
C. Nothing in this Subchapter shall prohibit the City Manager or his/her designee from waiving the provisions of this Section if it can be determined that the affected property owner has demonstrated a conscientious effort to prevent graffiti from occurring on their property as exhibited by, but not limited to, the installation of security devices such as surveillance cameras, security lighting, sprinklers linked to motion sensors; protective or covering landscaping; graffiti resistant building materials; or the application of graffiti-resistant paint.
('65 Code, § 22-10.5) (Ord. No. 94-027 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 2006-009 § 22 (part))