§ 6.32.040. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

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 capable of defacing property.

Felt-tip marker means any broad-tipped indelible marker or similar implement containing ink or dye that is not water-soluble, and which has a flat or angled writing surface one-fourth inch long or greater.

Graffiti means and includes any unauthorized inscription, word, figure or design that is marked, etched, scratched, drawn or painted on any structural component of any building, structure, or other facility, regardless of the nature of the material of that structural component.

Publicly or privately owned structures means and includes any freeway, highway, street, alley, curb, gutter, sidewalk, drainage channel, structure or facility, parking lot, trees or other foliage, walls, fences, buildings and any portion thereof, windows, traffic signals and devices, vehicles, but may also include shelters, billboards, signs and supporting structures, traffic signs, signals and structures, and public utility structures and facilities.

(Code 1969, § 6.32.040; Ord. No. 715, § 1(part), 1995)