7.05.010 Title - Purpose.
(1) This Chapter may be referred to as the “Provo City Graffiti Ordinance.”
(2) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a process for abatement of graffiti from public and private property within the City to reduce blight and deterioration caused by graffiti, protect public safety, and expedite removal of graffiti.
(3) The Municipal Council finds:
(a) graffiti on buildings, structures and natural features within the City is a public nuisance and a blight adversely affecting aesthetics of the City and the public’s health, safety, and general welfare;
(b) graffiti is often related to criminal activity and the continued existence of graffiti contributes to criminal activity because graffitti is used to mark gang territory which incites retaliation, and
(c) the graffiti enforcement program established by this Chapter will help quickly remove graffiti and will reduce the burden on individual property owners, particularly any owner whose property is subject to repeated graffiti tagging.