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e <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 394 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> ADDING CHAPTER 8 (GRAFFITI) TO <br /> TITLE 5 (PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT) <br /> OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> REGARDING THE ABATEMENT OF GRAFFITI <br /> WHEREAS, graffiti has become a problem affecting both public <br /> and private property within the Town of Los Altos Hills; and <br /> WHEREAS unless steps are undertaken to <br /> p abate the existing <br /> graffiti, the existence of the <br /> g graffiti will encourage more <br /> graffiti . <br /> NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the Town of Los Altos <br /> Hills does ORDAIN as follows : <br /> 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 8 (Graffiti) is hereby added <br /> to Title 5 (Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct) of the Los Altos <br /> Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: <br /> CHAPTER 8. GRAFFITI <br /> Sec. 5-8 .01. Purpose. <br /> The purpose of this Chapter is to provide a program <br /> for the removal of graffiti from both public and private <br /> property and to provide regulations designed to prevent <br /> and control the further spread of graffiti in the Town. <br /> The increase of graffiti on both public and private <br /> buildings, structures, and places creates a condition of <br /> blight within the Town which results in a deterioration <br /> of property values for adjacent and surrounding <br /> properties, all to the detriment of the Town. The City <br /> Council finds and determines that graffiti is obnoxious <br /> and a public nuisance which must be abated so as to avoid <br /> the detrimental impact of graffiti on the Town and to <br /> prevent the further spread of graffiti . <br /> Sec. 5-8 .02 . Graffiti Definition. <br /> For the purpose of this Chapter, "graffiti,, - shall <br /> mean the unauthorized spraying of paint or marking of <br /> ink, dye, or other similar indelible substances on public <br /> or private buildings, structures, and places . <br /> 1 3\1ah\ord\graffiti.ord <br />