(A) It is unlawful for any person to place graffiti upon the surface of any structure or wall that is publicly or privately owned without the permission of the owner of the property.
(B) It is unlawful for any parent or guardian of a minor to knowingly permit a minor to violate any provisions of this subchapter.
(C)
It is unlawful for any owner of property to place or give permission to place on any property, real or personal which is in public view, any graffiti which incites violence by reference to gang or criminal activity, depicts or expresses obscenity by referring to sexual activity, or contains defamatory material about a public or private person or which mark out gang jurisdiction for purposes of designating territorial rights of gangs for criminal activity.
(D) It is unlawful for any owner of property to fail to remove graffiti that has been placed on the owner’s property or fail to assign their obligation to remove the graffiti to the Police Chief’s office within three days from the date of the receipt of the written notice provided by the Police Chief’s office.
(Ord. 96-8, passed - -1996; Ord. 21-08, passed 11-8-2021)
Penalty, see § 94.999