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Sec. 17-70.2. Removal provisions. <br />(a) The existence of graffiti within the city limits of Santa <br />Anaconstitutes a public and private nuisance and may be abated <br />according to the provisions and procedures contained in this chapter. <br />(b) The City Manager is authorized and directed to establish and <br />implement a program to remove graffiti from private and public real and <br />personal property in the City under such standards as the City Manager <br />and City Council may establish from time to time. Those standards shall <br />include, but not limited to: <br />i. Obtaining the written consent of the Responsible Party <br />upon terms approved by the City Attorney. <br />ii. Availability of funding in the City budget. <br />iii. Restricting painting to areas reasonable necessary to <br />abate the graffiti. <br />iv. Restricting areas to be abated to those viewable from <br />public rights-of-way and first floor locations. <br />v. Conditioning repeated abatement of the same property <br />upon modifcations or improvements to the property to <br />discourage or prevent defacement. <br />(c) It shall be unlawful for any Responsible Party to permit property <br />which is defaced with graffiti, who, in accordance with the standards of the <br />City program described in (b) above, (i) refuses to grant consent to the <br />City to abate graffiti on their property, (ii) has an area not qualifying for <br />abatement, or (iii) otherwise maintains their property in a manner such that <br />it constitutes an attractive nuisance contrary to conditions imposed, to <br />remain so defaced for a period deemed reasonable under the <br />circumstances, but in no event longer than seven (7) days after notice of <br />same. If the Responsible Party fails to remove the offending graffiti within <br />the time period specified, the city may also commence abatement and <br />cost recovery proceedings for the removal of the graffiti pursuant to the <br />provisions of chapter 17 of this code. <br />Section 4. Section 1-18.2 is amended to Chapter 1 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code to read in full as follows: <br />Sec. 1-18.2. Public works agency authority to issue citations. <br />Ordinance No. NS-2720 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />11 A-4 <br />