AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 11.68.030 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GRAFFITI
THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION
1. That the Santa Clarita Municipal
Code is hereby amended at Title 11, Public Peace and Welfare, Section
11.68.030, relating to graffiti, to read as follows:
11.68.30
Abatement
A.
A
private property owner shall remove graffiti from the property within twenty
(20) days after receipt of written notification to the property owner by the
City to remove such graffiti. Failure
to remove the graffiti shall result in the City filing a Notice of Violation
against the property with the County Recorder.
B.
If
the City makes a finding that the graffiti or other inscribed material is
obnoxious pursuant to Section 11.68.020 and the owner of the structure or the
public entity having jurisdiction over the structure refuses to consent to the
removal of the graffiti by the City, the City may declare the existence of a
public nuisance and proceed to notice and abate said nuisance in accordance
with Government Code Section 38770 et seq. And charge all costs in connection
with the nuisance abatement proceeding to the owner or public entity.
SECTION
2. The City Clerk shall certify the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required
by law.
ORDINANCE
NO. 93-11
AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE TITLE 11 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTIONS 11.12 AND 11.68
RELATING TO GRAFFITI
THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION
1. That the Santa Clarita Municipal
Code is hereby amended at Title 11, Public Peace and Welfare, adding Sections
11.68.050 and 11.68.060, relating to graffiti, to read as follows:
11.68.050
Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers and Markers – Storage requirements. Any business or establishment offering for
sale to the public aerosol paint containers or markers with a marking tip
exceeding one quarter inch, containing anything other than a solution which can
be removed with water after it dries, shall keep, store and maintain all such
aerosol paint containers or markers in an area viewable by, but not accessible
to the public in the regular course of business without employee assistance,
pending legal sale or disposition of such marker pens or paint containers.
11.68.060
Penalty. Violation of this shall be a
misdemeanor. Any person violating any
of the provisions of Chapter 11.68 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and
every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the
provisions of this Chapter is committed, continued, or permitted.
SECTION
2. The City Clerk shall certify the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required
by law.
RESOLUTION
93-45
A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, OFFERING TO PAY A REWARD,
NOT TO BE IN EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE
DETERMINATION OF THE IDENTITY, APPREHENSION AND POSSIBLE CONVICTION OF ANY
PERSON OR PERSONS WHO WILLFULLY DAMAGE OR DESTROY ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA BY PLACING GRAFFITI OR ANY OTHER
INSCRIBED MATERIAL THEREON IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTIONS 594,
594.1, 640, 640.5, 640.6, AND ANY OTHER STATE OR CITY LAW RELATING TO GRAFFITI
WHEREAS,
the City, residents and merchants in the city have incurred costs to repair
damage and destruction of their privately owned permanent structures located
within the City, by removal, where possible, of graffiti and other inscribed
materials therefrom; and
WHEREAS,
California Government Code Section 53069.5 authorizes the City of Santa Clarita
to offer and pay a reward, the amount thereof to be determined by the City
Council, for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and
possible conviction of any person or persons who willfully damages or destroys
any public or private property within the City of Santa Clarita; and
WHEREAS,
the City is desirous of proceeding under the authority of California Government
Code Section 53069.5, offers to pay a reward not to exceed one thousand dollars
cash in lawful money of the United States of America for information leading to
the identification, apprehension and possible conviction of any person or
persons who willfully damage or destroy and public or private property in the
City of Santa Clarita by placing graffiti or other inscribed material thereon
in violation of California Penal sections 594, 594.1, 640, 640.5, 640.6, and
any other State or City law relating to graffiti.
SECTION
2. The offer of reward is made to
members of the public generally, but is not made to any peace officer, employee
of the City of Santa Clarita or person or persons apprehended.
SECTION
3. Any claim for reward must be made in
writing to the City of Santa Clarita.
In no event will the amount of a reward, nor sums of rewards in connection
with a single incident, exceed the combined total of one thousand dollars. In the event of a dispute, including whether
a claimant or claimants for the reward produced information which lead to the
identification, apprehension and possible conviction of any person or persons
found to be in violation of California Penal Code Sections 594, 594.1, 640,
640.5, 640.6., or any other State or City law relating to graffiti, or sharing
of the reward among claimants, the determinations of the City Council shall be
final and conclusive.
SECTION
4. The City of Santa Clarita shall
establish and maintain a Graffiti Reward Program which provides for the
following payment of such rewards as offered.
A.
The
City shall pay a reward fo $250.00 for any claim made of the City, in which the
identified person or persons are apprehended by the local authorities.
B.
The
City shall pay a reward in the amount of $500.00 for any claim made of the
City, in which the identified person or persons are apprehended by the local
authorities, and have charges of graffiti related vandalism brought against
such person or persons by the County District Attorney’s Office.
C.
The
City shall pay a reward in the amount of $750.00 for any claim made of the
City, in which the identified person or persons are apprehended by the local
authorities, have charges brought against them by the County District
Attorney’s Office, and plead the case out prior to court trial.
D.
The
City shall pay a reward in the amount of $1,000.00 for any claim made of the
City, in which the identified person or persons are apprehended by the local
authorities, have charges brought against them by the County District
Attorney’s Office, if necessary, agree to testify, and are convicted by a court
of law.
SECTION
5. This offer of reward shall remain open until exhaustion of the sum total of
six thousand dollars offered as rewards, or at earlier revocation of the offer
by the City Council prior to acceptance of the offer.
SECTION 6. The City Manager and his designees are authorized and directed to give public notice of this offer of rewards by posting suitable notices thereof as authorized by law and found by the City Manager to be effective and in keeping with good government practices.