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AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM ACTS OF VANDALISM AND DEFACEMENT; ESPECIALLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRAFFITI ON PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES.
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WHEREAS, Acts of vandalism and defacement; especially, but not limited to, graffiti on privately and publicly owned walls and other property are inimical and destructive to the rights of private property owners as well as the total community.
WHEREAS, there is a need to serve notice upon all of those who disregard the property rights of others, that the enforcement agencies of the city, both the police department and the city codes department, will strictly enforce the law and pursue prosecution against those persons engaging in the defacement of public and private properties.
WHEREAS, "graffiti" means any inscription, word, figure, or design that is marked, etched, scratched, drawn, painted, pasted or otherwise affixed to or on any structural component of any building, structure, or other permanent facility regardless of the nature of the material of that structural component, or the nature of the inscription, to the extent that the same was not authorized in advance by the owner, or, is otherwise deemed to be a public nuisance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS: It shall be unlawful for any person to apply graffiti on any public or privately owned structure located on public or privately owned real property within the city. The existence of graffiti within the city limits of the City of Jonesboro is hereby declared to be a public and private nuisance, and may be abated according to the provisions and procedures contained herein pursuant to state law.
Section 1: Right of city to require removal by property owner. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation who is the owner or who has primary responsibility for control of property or who has primary responsibility for the repair or maintenance or property ("responsible p...
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