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Sec. B27-12. Notice to property owner.

(a) In order to commence proceedings under this chapter, the Director shall cause a written notice and order to abate to be served on the property owner.

(b) The notice shall be served, by personal delivery or regular, first class mail, on the owner(s) of the affected property, as such owner's name and address appear on the last equalized property tax assessment rolls of the County. In addition, if the property is known to be occupied by other than the record owner, a copy of the notice shall be sent by first class mail to the occupant at the property address.

(c) The notice shall inform the property owner that the graffiti exists, that it is a public nuisance, and that maintenance thereof constitutes a violation of the County Ordinance Code. The notice shall order that the graffiti be removed within five days of personal delivery or mailing of the notice, or the County will cause the nuisance to be abated at the expense of the property owner. It shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REMOVE GRAFFITI

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to County Ordinance Code Section B27-11, you are required at your expense to remove or paint over the graffiti in existence on the property located at (address), which is visible to public view, within five days after the date of this notice. If you fail to do so, County employees or other persons authorized by the County will enter upon your property and abate the public nuisance by removal or painting over the graffiti. The County's graffiti abatement costs and expenses will, if not paid, be assessed upon your property and such costs will constitute a lien upon the land until paid.

This order may be appealed to the Planning Director of the County of Santa Clara by filing written notice of the appeal with the Santa Clara County Planning Office, at the address set forth below, within ten calendar days from the date of this notice. Failure to file a timely notice of appeal shall constitute a waiver of any hearing or appeal.

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

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