§ 8.22.020. Purpose and scope.

(a)

It is determined and declared as follows:

(1)

The city has a substantial and legitimate interest in seeing that its community, including property, buildings and premises within its limits, is kept in a safe and aesthetically pleasing condition;

(2)

The keeping or maintaining of property, buildings and premises at variance with the level of maintenance of surrounding properties will result in blighting and/or unsafe conditions and substantial diminution in the employment, use, aesthetic and property values of such surrounding properties;

(3)

It is desirous to promote the maintenance of property, buildings and premises in order to enhance the livability, community appearance, and the safe, social and economic conditions of the community;

(4)

The increase of graffiti on both public and private buildings, structures and places is creating a condition of blight within the city which results in the deterioration of property and business values for adjacent and surrounding properties, all to the detriment of the city;

(5)

A significant portion of the graffiti now appearing is related to the activities of youth gangs and that the prompt elimination of such graffiti from public view would contribute to the city's efforts to control and minimize the presence of youth gangs within the community; and

(6)

The graffiti is obnoxious constituting a nuisance which must be abated so as to avoid the detrimental impact of such graffiti upon the city and to prevent the further spread thereof.

(b)

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Reno and to promote the maintenance of property, buildings and premises in order to enhance the livability, community appearance, and the safe, social and economic conditions of the community.

(c)

This chapter shall apply to all property, buildings and premises within the city without regard to the use, the date of construction or alteration.

(Ord. No. 6448, § 1, 1-10-18)