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ORDINANCE NU. 20165 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING GRAFFITI; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 6.005, 6.010, 6.080, 6.100, AND 6.990 OF THE EUGENE CUDE,1971. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Graffiti is a persistent problem in many areas of the City. B. The existence of graffiti causes damage to the public by creating blight, marrin the . , g City s visual attractiveness, decreasing property values, adversely affecting the quality of life for the City's citizens and discrediting the City's reputation far livability. The visual bli ht and ro e g p p ~Y damage caused by graffiti takes its toll on the community standards. When graffiti is allowed to remain on property and it is not promptly removed, it invites yet more markings and criminal activity, creating an atmosphere that deteriorates the City's quality of life and fosters a eneral fear g of crime. C. Graffiti defaces property, causing damage to the owner of the property on which it appears, whether the owner is a private citizen or organization, or a governmental entity. To remove this graffiti, it is necessary to paint it over or to use other substances to clean or remove it from the surface, creating a financial burden, D. The welfare of the citizens of the City will be served by declaring the existence of graffiti to be a nuisance and to provide for its prompt removal. E. When graffiti is removed in a timely fashion, the likelihood of its re-application decreases dramatically. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DUES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS; Section 1, Section 6.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the followin .. g definition in alphabetical order thereinto provide: 6.005 Definitions. For purposes of sections 6.x05 to 6.845, the following words and phrases mean: Graffiti. Any inscriptions, words, figures or designs, other than handbills, that are marked, etched, scratched, drawn, painted, pasted, or otherwise off xed to the exterior surface of public or private property, without the knowledge and prior consent of the owner or person in charge of the property. Ordinance -1