(A) (1) The City shall have the right, but not the duty, to remove graffiti from the exterior of private property if the owner informs the City of the presence of the graffiti and of the owner’s inability to remove it. Prior to the City entering any private property to remove graffiti, the owner must sign a statement authorizing removal by the City and agreeing to pay the reasonable costs of the removal and to allow the recording of a lien against the real estate upon which the work was performed if the cost is not paid to the City within 30 days of the date of the invoice sent to the owner. The owner must also sign a release holding the City harmless from any claims or suits brought for damages pursuant to any adverse or injurious effects of the chemicals or from the actions taken by the City or its employees to remove the graffiti prior to the City commencing work on the property.
(2) If the property owner does not remove the graffiti within the time specified or extended time requested and granted by the City or if the City is unable to perform the work at the request of the owner, the owner shall be subject to the penalties listed in § 130.99(B) of this chapter.
(B) If the City performs the graffiti removal pursuant to division (A) above, it shall be entitled to a lien and to file a notice of lien against the property upon which the work was performed for the cost of the removal.
(Prior Code, § 1300.04)