§ 10-548. Noncompliance.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner or who has primary responsibility for control of property or for repair or maintenance of property in the city to permit, allow or suffer property that is defaced with visual blight to remain defaced for a period of ten business days after receipt of notice of the defacement.

(b)

Upon completion of appropriate training, employees designated by the neighborhood protection official are authorized to issue citations charging the violation of this section.

(c)

It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person, who is the owner or who has primary responsibility for control of property or for repair or maintenance of property, has executed a graffiti abatement waiver, as promulgated by the neighborhood protection official, and has filed such waiver with the neighborhood protection official prior to defacement of property.

(Ord. No. 06-1055, § 1, 10-18-06)

Editor's note

Section 5 of Ord. No. 06-1055 states that this § 10-548 shall take effect on the sixtieth day next following the date of passage and approval of this Ordinance. All other portions of this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.