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ORDINANCE NO. 3074-08 AN ORDINANCE Relating to Prohibition, Prevention and Removal of Graffiti, Adding a New Chapter to the Everett Criminal Code, Title 10 of the Everett Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 1145-85). WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Everett finds that graffiti is a public nuisance and destructive of the rights and values of property owners as well as the entire community; and WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Everett finds that unless the City acts to facilitate the removal of graffiti from public and private property, the graffiti tends to remain, which can in turn cause other properties to become the target of graffiti, affecting public safety and quality of life in entire neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the intent of the City Council of the City of Everett in enacting this Ordinance is to help prevent the spread of graffiti vandalism and provide additional enforcement tools to protect public and private property from acts of graffiti vandalism and defacement; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Ordinance No. 1145-85 (Title 10 EMC) is amended by the addition of the following section: Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. A. "Aerosol paint container"means any aerosol container, regardless of the material from which it is made, which is adapted or made for the purpose of spraying paint, dye, or other substances. B. "Felt tip marker" means any indelible marker or similar implement, with a tip at its broadest width greater than one-eighth inch, containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after it dries. C. "Graffiti" means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, painting, design, label, or other defacement that is marked, etched, scratched, engraved, drawn, painted, sprayed, or otherwise affixed on any surface of public or private property, either natural or manmade; to the extent that the graffiti was not authorized in advance by the owner or occupant of the property, or, despite advance authorization, is otherwise deemed a public nuisance. 1