Windsor Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

Graffiti on public or private property is a blighting factor which not only depreciates the value of the property which has been the target of such vandalism, but also depreciates the value of the adjacent and surrounding properties and in so doing has a negative impact upon the entire Town. In 1976, the Legislature added Section 53069.3 to the Government Code which authorizes the Town, under certain circumstances, to provide for the removal of graffiti and other inscribed materials from private as well as public property. The Council finds and determines that graffiti is obnoxious and a public nuisance and unless it and other inscribed materials are removed from public and private property they tend to remain. Other properties then become the target of graffiti with the result that entire neighborhoods are affected and the entire community depreciates in value and becomes a less desirable place in which to be.

(Ord. No. 96-82 § 1 (part))

As used in this chapter:

Graffiti means the unauthorized painting, marking, burning, or staining with paint, ink, chalk, dye, acid, or other similar substances, or the unauthorized inscribing or etching with a glass cutter, chisel, drill bit, or other similar implement on public or private buildings, fences, walls, walkways, patios, plazas, or other similar structures and places.

Town means the Town of Windsor.

Town Manager means the Town Manager or his or her designees.

Owner means any person owning property, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for city taxes or the lessee, tenant, or other person having control or possession of the property.

Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization, however formed.

(Ord. No. 96-82 § 1 (part))