Any person applying graffiti on public or private property shall have the duty to remove the graffiti within 24 hours after notice by the city or private owner of the property involved. Such removal in the case of public property shall be done in a manner prescribed by the chief of police, the director of the department of public works, or any additional city department head, as authorized by the city manager. Any person applying graffiti shall be responsible for the costs of removal. Failure of any person to remove graffiti or pay for the removal shall constitute an additional violation of this article. Where graffiti is applied by an unemancipated minor, the parents or legal guardian shall also be responsible for such removal or for the costs of removal.
(Ord. No. 177, 10-5-2009; Ord. 222, § 20, 12-3-2018)