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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B27-2. Definitions.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B27-2. Definitions.

As used in this division, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth in this section:

(a) Director means the Planning Director of Santa Clara County or his/her authorized designee.

(b) Graffiti means any unauthorized inscription, writing, lettering, word, figure, mark, design or other inscribed material that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn, painted or otherwise placed on real or personal property, whether public or private. "Unauthorized" means either without the prior consent of the property owner, or in violation of any law or regulation.

(c) Graffiti abatement costs and expenses includes the following costs and expenses incurred by the County in abating graffiti:

(i) The costs and expenses of removing graffiti from defaced property; and/or

(ii) The costs and expenses of repairing or replacing the defaced property when the County determines that removal of the graffiti would not be cost effective; and/or

(iii) The law enforcement costs and expenses incurred in identifying and apprehending a responsible party; and/or

(iv) The related administrative, overhead, direct or incidental costs incurred in performing or causing the performance of the enforcement, abatement or collection procedures described in this division.

(d) Responsible party means:

(i) Any person, including a minor, who has been determined by a court to have placed graffiti on the real or personal property of another person, including a minor who has been declared a ward of the Juvenile Court pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 602 by reason of the commission of an act of graffiti vandalism prohibited by the Penal Code; and

(ii) The parents or guardians having custody and control of a minor who is a responsible party.

(Ord. No. NS-300.655, 8-28-01)

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