Redwood City Municipal Code § 14.106 Cumulative Effect

"Graffiti or other inscribed materials" means any unauthorized inscription, work, figure, mark, or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on any real or personal property.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

Graffiti or other inscribed materials on real or personal property are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place graffiti or other inscribed materials upon any public or private structure, building, place, or vehicle located on public or private real or personal property within the City.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

Any person who violates Section 14.100 of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof, shall be punishable as set forth in subsection 1.7A of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

Whenever the Chief of Police of the City or his designee determines that graffiti or other inscribed materials exist on any private or public structure, building, place or vehicle in the City which is visible from the street or other public or private property, the Chief of Police or his designee shall cause a notice to abate the nuisance to be issued to the owner of the property on which the graffiti or other inscribed property was placed.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

The notice to abate graffiti or other inscribed materials shall be served upon the owner(s) of the affected property, as such owner's name and address appears on the last equalized property tax assessment rolls of the County. A courtesy copy of the notice shall also be served on commercial tenants using the premises. If there is no known address for the owner, the notice shall be sent in care of the property address. The notice required by this Chapter may be served in any one of the following manners:

A. By personal service on the owner, occupant or person in charge or control of the property;

B. By registered or certified mail addressed to the owner at the last known address of said owner. If this address is unknown, the notice will be sent to the property address. In addition, whenever the property is occupied, a courtesy copy of the notice shall be delivered to the occupant.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

The owner of any residential property, to whom a notice has been sent or delivered pursuant to Section 14.103 of this Article, shall remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the notice. The owner of any commercial property to whom a notice has been sent or delivered pursuant to Section 14.103 of this Article, shall remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials within three (3) calendar days from the date of the notice.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

Failure by the owner to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials within the period of time specified in Section 14.104 of this Article shall constitute an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as set forth in subsection 1.7B of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)

The provisions of this Article are cumulative and in addition to any and all other procedures or remedies provided in ordinances of this City or by State law for the abatement of nuisances.

(Ord. No. 2171, § 1, 7-26-1999)