For the purpose of this article, regardless of capitalization, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Abate or abatement; abated. Eliminate or nullify; eliminated or nullified.
City. The City of Greenville.
Code Enforcement Supervisor or officer. The person who has been designated, in writing, by the City Manager to enforce this article.
Division. The city’s Neighborhood and Business Services Department, Code Enforcement Division.
Graffiti. Any covering, writing, scribbling, painting, defacing, coloring, etching, scratching, engraving, marring, disfiguring, drawing, besmearing, inscription, word, figure, marking, or design in any manner whatsoever, whether permanent or temporary, on any portion of real or personal property of any kind or nature without the express consent of the owner of the property.
Owner. Any person, group of persons, or any entity owning or lawfully possessing, keeping, or having care, custody, or control of any property covered by this article. In the case of real property, the owner includes the authorized agent or property manager of the owner or any tenant. In the case of a vehicle, the owner includes the driver or operator of the vehicle.
Property. Real or personal property of any kind or nature within the corporate limits of the city or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, including but not limited to any building, parcel, premises, lot, grounds, facility, vehicle, apparatus, street, sidewalk, lot, monument, tombstone, or structure.
Regular mail. The deposit of a notification, letter, or other paper enclosed in a post-paid, properly addressed wrapper in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service.
Remediation. To remove, restore, redress, or obscure, cover, or clean graffiti upon property to such a degree and in such a manner as to effectively return the property to its former state before the graffiti, or as nearly so as is practical.
(Ord. No. 23-083, § 1, passed 12-14-2023)