The city is authorized to use city funds to remove graffiti or other inscribed material from publicly or privately owned real or personal property located within the city and to replace or repair public or privately owned property within the city that has been defaced with graffiti or other inscribed material that cannot be removed cost effectively. Only the graffiti or inscribed material itself shall be removed unless the graffiti or inscribed material cannot be removed cost effectively, then repair or replacement of the portion of the property that was defaced is permissible. The removal, repair or replacement may be performed in the case of publicly owned real or personal property, only after securing the consent of the public entity having jurisdiction over the property, and in the case of privately owned real or personal property, only after securing the consent of the owner or possessor.
(Ord. 891 C.S., passed 11-2-11)