§ 9.80.010. Graffiti abatement—Intent and purpose.

The board of supervisors of the county of Madera finds and declares that graffiti on public or private property creates a condition tending to reduce the value of such property, promotes blight and deterioration of surrounding property, and invites further vandalism; and it results in loss of pride in affected neighborhoods and loss of business to neighboring commercial enterprises. Although state law prohibits the sale of products used in graffiti to persons under the age of eighteen, graffiti continues to proliferate in the county due in part to the theft of aerosol paint products. Supplemental local deterrents to the availability for use of aerosol containers of paint are needed to further inhibit their use for graffiti purposes.

The board of supervisors further finds and declares that many landowners within the county of Madera do not take action to remove graffiti from their buildings and fences in situations where the perpetrators are not found, which results in further blight and deterioration of neighboring property and reduction of property value and invitation for additional vandalism.

Pursuant to Section 53069.3 of the California Government Code, the intent of this chapter is to provide procedures for the control and abatement of graffiti from both public and private property in order to reduce blight and deterioration within the county of Madera.

(Ord. 558A § 1, 2007: Ord. 558 § 1(part), 1994).