HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1123-1992ORDINANCE NO. 1123-92
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10.48
ENTITLED "GRAFFITI" AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 10.48.070 AND 10.48.080
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Section 10.48.060 amended.
Section 10.48.060 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read:
"10.48.060. Removal of Graffiti.
(a) Whenever graffiti or other inscribed material is so
located on public or private owned permanent structures, or on
public or privately owned real property within the city which
either is visible from any public right-of-way or from a property
adjacent to the property on which the graffiti is located, chief of
police or designee is authorized to provide for the removal of the
graffiti in accordance with state law and established city
procedures.
(b) Graffiti found on property owned by a public entity other
than the city may be removed after securing consent from the public
agency having jurisdiction over the structure or real property on
which the graffiti is located. The removal will be at no cost to
the public entity.
(c) Prior to removal of graffiti from private property,
notice shall be posted on the property stating that if the graffiti
is not removed within forty-eight (48) hours, the city will enter
onto the property and remove the graffiti. Forty-eight (48) hours
after posting notice, the city may enter the property and remove
any existing graffiti at no cost to the property owners. Any
renter or other occupant of premises posted under this section
shall immediately forward the posted notice to the property owner.
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SECTION 2:
Section 10.48.070 - Failure to provide for
graffiti removal.
Section 10.48.070 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is
hereby amended.
Section 10.48.070 Failure to provide consent for graffiti
removal.
In the event the owner or manager or person in control of a
property where graffiti has been found objects to the city entering
upon the property for the purpose of removing graffiti in
accordance with this chapter, the property owner or manager of
person in control shall remove the graffiti at private expense
within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of notification by city of
the obligation to do so.
SECTION 3.
Section 10.48.080 - Graffiti abatement process.
Section 10.48.080 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is
hereby amended.
Section 10.48.080 Graffiti abatement process.
Failure of the property owner or manager or person in control
to remove graffiti within the forty-eight (48) hour period, and
object to the city removing it, shall constitute a public nuisance
and upon discovery of such public nuisance, the city shall notify
the owner or manager or person in control that the nuisance shall
be abated by the city at private expense. All other aspects of the
nuisance abatement process, including assessment of costs, shall be
carried out in conformance with chapter 8.24 of this code.
SECTION 4. Publication and Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be published once, with the names of
those City Councilmembers voting for or against ~t, in the
Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City
of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall become
effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.
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Introduced at a special meeting of the City
Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 18th day of
November , 1992.
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at
a reqular meeting of the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco, held the 25th day of November , 1992, by the
following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Jack Drago, Joseph A. Fernekes, Roberta Cerri
Teglia, Robert Yee, and Mayor John R. Penna
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby
approve the foregoing Ordinance this
1992.
25th
day of November
Mayor
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