(A) If the owner fails to timely abate the graffiti or request a hearing, or if it is determined at the hearing that the graffiti constitutes a nuisance, the city shall be authorized to abate the nuisance, assess it expenses and place a lien on the property.
(B) Prior to the filing of a lien, the code enforcement official shall mail the owner a notification of expenses incurred by the municipality for the cost of removal. In the event the incurred expenses are not paid within 30 days a lien shall be filed against the property.
(C) Whenever public funds as authorized by this section are used for graffiti removal, such removal shall include only the painting or repair of the area where the graffiti is located to the extent required to avoid aesthetic disfigurement to the neighborhood.
(Ord. 140225, passed 2-25-2014)