HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-01-26 - AGENDA REPORTS - REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI (2)UNFINISHED BUSINESS
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
AGENDA REPORT
January 26, 1993
City M ger Approve
Item to be presented by:
Jeff Kolin Denutv C' v Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. 93-1: REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI
Public Works
To facilitate the City's Graffiti Abatement Program, staff proposes that Ordinance 93-1, an
ordinance relating to the removal of graffiti, amend Chapter 11"of the Municipal Code, at
Section 11.68.030, to ensure that any graffiti placed within the.City will be removed in a
timely manner.
Currently, there is no provision within Chapter 11 of the City's Municipal Code which
provides property owners with a specific time frame for the removal of graffiti from their
property. The purpose of this proposed ordinance is to provide such a specific time frame,
in order to facilitate the Code Enforcement Division and the City's graffiti abatement
volunteers ability to remove such graffiti.
It is proposed that Ordinance 93-1 provide that private property owners shall remove graffiti
from the property within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of written notification by the
City to remove such graffiti.
In November of 1990, the City of Glendale adopted a similar ordinance. Since its adoption,
this ordinance has been proven to be an effective method to ensure the prompt removal of
graffiti within the City.
RECOMMENDATION
-Adopt Ordinance No. 93-1.
ATTACHMENT
Ordinance No. 93-1
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Agenda Item:
ORDINANCE NO. 93-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING . SECTION 11.68.030 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO GRAFFITI
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at
Title 11, Public Peace and Welfare, Section 11.68.030, relating to graffiti, to read as
follows:
11.68.030. Abatement,
A. A private property owner shall remove graffiti from the property within
twenty (20) days after receipt of written notification to the property
owner by the City to remove such graffiti. Failure to remove the
graffiti shall result in the City filing a Notice of Violation against the
property with the County Recorder
B. If the City makes a finding that the graffiti or other inscribed material
is obnoxious pursuant to Section 11.68.020 and the owner of the
structure or the public entity having jurisdiction over the structure
refuses to consent to the removal of the graffiti by the City, the City
may declare the existence of a public nuisance and proceed to notice
and abate said nuisance in accordance with Government Code Section
38770 et sea. and charge all costs in connection with the nuisance
abatement proceeding to the owner or public entity.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of
, 1993.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 93-1 was regularly introduced and placed
upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of
, 1993. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the , day of ,
1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEM 3ERS:
NOES: COUNCTr MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCTT NIFMRERS:
CITY CLERK
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