The Board of Supervisors finds that graffiti, on public and private properties, is a blighting factor on the neighborhood, encourages other acts of malicious vandalism, and depreciates the value of adjacent and surrounding properties. The Board also finds that graffiti is inconsistent with the County’s property maintenance goals, aesthetic standards, and that it is important to remove graffiti as quickly as possible. The Board further finds that aerosol paint containers and felt tip markers are used to create graffiti and that there is a need for retailers to keep such items under lock and key, available only on special request, to reduce their use for purposes of graffiti.
(Ord. 3537, passed - -1993)