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Council reviews ordinance requiring 12-day removal after graffiti notification
Summary
City council members and staff discussed a proposed ordinance to require property owners to remove graffiti visible from public rights-of-way within 12 days of receiving a city notice, add a definition of "graffiti," and a waiver allowing city removal with liability protections and potential reimbursement.
The Utica City Council discussed a proposed ordinance that would require property owners to remove graffiti visible from public rights-of-way within 12 days after the city issues notice.
Council members and staff said the draft ordinance (amending section 2-15-11) was revised to add a definition of "graffiti" and to describe an enforcement process including notice, an optional owner waiver and a city removal option. A Codes Department staff member said the 12-day clock begins from issuance of the city's notice, not the date the graffiti first appeared.
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