§ 13-7. Removal of defacements.

The city manager or his/her designated representative is authorized to undertake or contract for the removal or repair of the defacement of any public building, wall, fence or other structure. Further the city manager or his/her designated representative may also undertake or contract for the removal or repair of the defacement of any private building, wall, fence or other structure where such defacement is visible from any public right-of-way.

Prior to such removal or repair of any defacement from private property, the city manager or his/her designated representative shall send to the property owner, by regular mail sent to the last address listed for the owner in city property assessment records, a notice stating: the street address and legal description of the property; that the property has been defaced; that the owner must repair or remove the defacement within fifteen (15) days of the date of the notice; and that if the defacement is not removed or repaired within the fifteen-day period, the city will begin removal procedures. In the case of unoccupied property, the notice shall also state that the cost of such corrective action shall be charged to the property owner.

For purposes of this section, the term "defacement" means the unauthorized application by any means of any writing, painting, drawing, etching, scratching, or marking of an inscription, word, mark, figure, or design of any type.

(Ord. No. 6765-11)

(Ord. No. 6765-11)