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Lompoc revises graffiti ordinance, keeps city assistance option and tightens consent rules
Summary
Council approved updates to the city’s graffiti code including clarifying that murals require written owner permission, making possession of marking tools an offense only when intended for defacement, extending compliance windows, and retaining a city assistance/volunteer abatement option for public‑facing property.
The council took up a revised anti‑graffiti ordinance that reworks definitions, notice and compliance timeframes, retailer signage, and a city assistance provision intended to help property owners remove graffiti quickly.
City Attorney (unnamed) explained the legal framing for nuisance findings: "detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare is kind of like legal legal lingo that is used when you're trying to define what a public nuisance is." The…
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