50A - ORD ANTI GRAFFITI MEASURES

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 17-70 AND ADDING SECTIONS 17-70.1 THROUGH 17- 17.2 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING SECTIONS 1-18.2 10-178, AND ADDING SECTION 41-638.2, ALL RELATED TO ANTI-GRAFFITI MEASURES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The existence of graffiti, on both public and private property, is public nuisance and a condition within the city which results in blight and deterioration of property values, impairs the comfortable enjoyment of life and property for adjacent and surrounding residents and owners, and contributes to the overall detriment of the city. B. Graffiti constitutes a threat to public safety which must be abated to alleviate the detrimental impact of such graffiti on the city, and to prevent the further spread of graffiti. C. Certain categories of graffiti which incite violence, are especially harmful and must be removed as quickly as possible to avoid or minimize harm to persons and the whole community. D. Government Code Section 53069.3, together with the city's powers as a charter city, authorize a city to enact ordinances to provide for the use of city funds to remove graffiti from public or private property, and in order to promote expeditious removal of obnoxious graffiti, the use of public funds is authorized as provided in the following sections of the chapter. E. Government Code Section 53069.5 authorizes a city to offer and pay a reward for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension of any person who willfully damages property with graffiti. 50A-3 Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 1 of 7