5.05.093 Graffiti.
No person shall place, or cause to be placed, graffiti upon any property in the City of Beaverton.
No owner or occupant of property shall allow graffiti to be on the property. Property upon which graffiti has been placed and has remained for more than seven (7) days is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and shall be subject to the provisions of BC 5.05.230 relating to summary abatement.
A. Definitions. Graffiti: Any unauthorized drawing, inscription, etching, or scratching made on a wall, fence, building, sidewalk, or other structure, that is visible from public rights-of-way, bike paths, walking paths, sidewalks, publicly owned property, or premises open to the public.
B. Graffiti Removal Required. The owner or occupant of any property in the City shall remove, or cause to be removed, any graffiti from such property within seven (7) days of the graffiti’s appearance. The failure of any owner or occupant of property to remove or to cause the removal of graffiti within seven (7) days shall be a Class 1 civil infraction. [BC 5.05.093, added by Ordinance No. 4380, 2/13/06]