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ORDINANCE N0. 1014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD ADDING ARTICLE V (COMMENCING WITH
SECTION 8-81) TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE LYNWOOD CITY
CODE AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE TO ELIMINATE
GRAFFITI
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Article V, entitled "Removal of Graffiti,"
is hereby added to Chapter 8 of the Lynwood City Code, to read
as follows:
ARTI__OLg V
REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI
Section 8_81, Removal of Graffiti Authorized.
suant to the provisions of Section Pur-
53069.3 of the Government Code
of the State of California, the removal of graffiti from public
and privately owned structures within the City is hereby declared
to be necessary and proper for the protection of the health and
safety and for the promotion of the general welfare of the citizens
of the City of Lynwood; and the expenditure of public funds for such
removal is hereby authorized subject to the provisions of this
article.
Secti_~on g_g?, paintnn or Re air of More
Areas Not Authorized. Extensive
Public funds authorized to be expended for
the removal of graffiti pursuant to this article shall be expended
only for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed materials
and nct for the paining or repair of a more extensive area.
Secti~ g~g3. Findin s Ne~~ Removal of
g graffiti
at publj.c expense is authorized only upon a finding by the City
Council that the graffiti or other inscribed material is obnoxious
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and that, in the case of a publicly owned structure, the written
consent of the public entity having ,jurisdiction over the structure
has been obtained, or, in the
case of a privately owned structure,
that the written consent of the owner thereof has been obtained,
Section 8-8k
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the findings set forth in Section 8_ ~ Upon making
authorize the removal of 83 the City Council may
,graffiti or other inscribed material and
may specify the manner in which such a
Pproval is to be effected,
whether by force account, or by contract; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall be construed in derrogati,on of any
statutory o.r Gity Code provision specifying the manner in which
public work is to be performed°
Sect~?° Severa-- bl1ity If an
y section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance,
or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any
reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of
any court of competent ,jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its
application to other persons or places° The City Council hereby
declares that i.t would have adopted, this Ordinance, and each
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases,
or portions of the application thereof to any person or place,
be declared invalid or unconstitutional°
First read. at a regular meeting of the City Council of said
City held on the 15th day of February, 1977, and finally ordered
published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 1st day of
March, ].977 °
AYESe COUNCILMENd BYork, Green, Higgins Morris, Rowe
NOES: COUNCILMEN N ~ '~-°--'-
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
ss.:
COUIv"I'Y OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the above i.s a true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 1054 adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lynwood, and that same was
passed on the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 7th day of March 1977.
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JOSE NINE L.' SHEPHER
City. Clerk