ORD-03-81 ADDING SECTION 8.37.040 CONCERNING REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI AT CITY EXPENSEORDINANCE NO. 3-
81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.37
OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADDING SEcrION 8.37.040 THERETO
CONCERNING REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI AT CITY
EXPENSE.WHEREAS, the existence of graffiti on public and
private property is a blighting factor which not only depreciates
the value of the property which was the target of the
vandalism,but also depreciates the value of the adjacent and
surrounding properties;
and WHEREAS, graffiti is a visual offense and is obnoxious
to the vast majority of the community;
and WHEREAS, the placing of graffiti on the property of
another is an act of vandalism and a crime as defined in Section 594(
a)of the California Penal Codei
and WHEREAS, on October 28, 1980, the City Council found
and determined that graffiti endangers the public welfare and
that appropriate steps shall be taken to greatly reduce or
eliminate this insult to the sensibilities of its
citizens.WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 53609.3
provides that a city may enact an ordinance to allow the use of
public funds for the removal of graffiti or other inscribed
material from public or privately owned permanent structures located
on public or privately owned real property within such citYi
and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt an ord.
inance in accordance with said provision of state law, subject
to the limitations stated
therein.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:SEcrION
I:Chapter 8.37 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding Section 8.37.040 to read as
follows:Section 8.37.040. Graffiti Removal At City
Expense.Notwithstanding any other provision of the Orange Municipal
Code,whenever the City Manager or persons designated by him
determine that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on
fences,masonry or concrete block walls or on similar structures
situated on either publicly-awned or privately-owned real property
so as to be capable of being viewed by any person using
a public right-of-way,the City Manager or persons designated
by him may authorize re-moval of said graffiti or other
inscribed material at City expense in accordance with California
Government Code Section 53069.3.Removal may be accomplished either
by eradicating the graffiti or other inscribed material or by covering
over same
Section II:
This Ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15)days after its passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper ofgeneralcirculation, published and circulated in the City ofOrange, and shall take effect thirty (30) days from and afterthedateofitsfinalpassage.
ADOPTED this 20th day of January,
ATTEST:
g~,~CITY CLERK F THE CITYC6"F ORANGE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
ss
I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance wasintroducedataregularmeetingoftheCityCouncilheldonthe13thdayofJanuary1981, and thereafter at a regularmeetingofsaidCityCouncildulyheldonthe20thdayof January,1981, was dUly passed and adopted by the foilowing vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Barrera, Smith, Mayor Beam, Perez, Beyer.
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN: None
Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of January, 1981.
Marilyn J. Jensen
City Clerk of the City of Orange
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ORANGE CITY NEWS
PUBLICATION DATE Wednesday, 1-
28-81
LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE
NO. 3-8l AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.37 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION
8.37.040 THERETO CONCERNING REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI AT
CITY EXPENSE. 11 Original on file in the City
Clerk'
s Dept.)SYNOPSIS:Ordinance No. 3-81 amends the Orange
Municipal Code concerntvt".O removal of graffiti from structures
on property viewed by citizens using public
right-of-way, at City expense.ADOP1ED By the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting held Tuesday, January
20,
1981,
by
the
following
vote:
AYES:NOES:ABSENT:COUNCILMEN:COUNCILMEN:COUNCILMEN:
BARRERA,
SMITH,
MAYOR BEAM, PEREZ,
BEYER.NONE.." :NONE.CITY OF
ORANGE Marilyn J. Jensen, City
Clerk
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