8.20.060 Abatement.
A. Public Property. The City Manager may summarily abate any graffiti on any utility poles and cabinets, on exterior walls and fences immediately abutting public streets or property, or on any public property, including but not limited to traffic signs and lights.
B. Private Property. Whenever the City Manager has reasonable cause to believe that there exists upon any building or structure any graffiti requiring abatement under this Chapter, the City Manager may enter upon the graffiti nuisance property at all reasonable times to perform any duty imposed on the City Manager under this Chapter, and to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Upon the failure to comply with the notice of abatement by the compliance date designated in the notice to abate issue pursuant to Section 8.20.040(B) or any order on appeal pursuant to Section 8.20.050(B), the following steps may be taken if the graffiti nuisance property is plainly enclosed to create privacy and prevent access by unauthorized persons:
1. If the graffiti nuisance property is occupied, the City Manager shall first present proper credentials and demand entry to cause the graffiti to be abated. If entry is refused, the City Manager may attempt to secure entry by any legal means.
2. If the graffiti nuisance property is unoccupied, the City Manager shall first make a reasonable attempt to locate the owner or occupant and demand entry. Such demand may be included in the initial notice sent to the owner or occupant under Section 8.20.040(B) above. If entry is refused, the City Manager may attempt to secure entry by any legal means.
D. Graffiti Abatement Consent Forms.
1. The City Manager shall develop consent forms allowing the City Manager to enter onto property to abate the graffiti without prior notice from the City Manager. The City Manager shall make these consent forms available to the public.
2. Property owners and occupants may request and sign consent forms for allowing graffiti abatement. The Graffiti Abatement City Manager shall renew the consent forms at least biannually. (Ord. 5-2006, 2006.)