As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
A. "Aerosol paint container" means any aerosol container which is adapted or made for the purpose of applying spray paint, or other substances capable of defacing property.
B. "Felt tip marker" means any indelible marker or similar implement with a tip which, at its broadest width, is one-eighth (1/8th) of an inch or greater.
C. "Graffiti" means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, painting, or other defacement that is written, marked, etched, scratched, sprayed, drawn, painted, stuck-on, engraved on or otherwise affixed to or on any surface, regardless of the nature of the material of that structural component, to the extent the same was not authorized in advance by the owner thereof, or despite advance authorization, is deemed by the city council to be a public nuisance.
D. "Graffiti attracting surface" means the physical surface of a building, wall, fence, or other work of improvement on or to real property which is visible to any person utilizing any public right-of-way, whether highway, street, parkway or alley, and or designated by the city manager, or designee, as likely to attract graffiti.
E. "Graffiti implement" means any implement capable of marking a surface to create graffiti including, but not limited to, aerosol paint containers, paint sticks, graffiti sticks, felt-tip markers or marking pens, gum labels, spray actuators, marking instruments, glass cutters, or etching tools or other implements capable of scarring glass, metal, concrete or wood.
F. "Gum label" means any sheet of paper, fabric, plastic or other substance with an adhesive backing which, when placed on a surface, is not easily removable.
G. "Paint stick or graffiti stick" means any device containing a solid form of paint, chalk, wax epoxy, or other similar substance capable of being applied to a surface by pressure and upon application, of leaving a mark at least one-eighth of an inch in width.
H. "Spray actuator" means an object which is capable of being attached to an aerosol paint container for the purpose of spraying the substance contained therein, also known as a spray tip, nozzle, or button.
(Ord. 94-04-1178 § 1 (part))