Graffiti Abatement
When reporting graffiti please be ready to provide the following information:
- Specific Address or Location. (Make sure you can identify if it is private or public property and if it is in the City of Duarte or in the LA County area)
- Description of Graffiti.
- Caller's Name and Phone Number.
Public Property Graffiti Removal in the City of Duarte
To report graffiti on public property in the City of Duarte, please contact Bill Moreno at (626) 836-3654
Public Property Graffiti Removal in LA County Areas
To report graffiti on public property in County Territory, please contact LA County Graffiti Removal at (800) 675-4357 or click here to go to the on-line reporting page.
Private Property Graffiti Removal - It is the owner's responsibility to remove graffiti from their property.
City Ordinances regarding graffiti are enforced and are as follows:
9.18.050 Graffiti-Removal
It is declared to be a public nuisance for the owner of any property, public or private, to permit graffiti to remain thereon for more than forty-eight hours. Abatement proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the appropriate section of this code if not removed or contracted for removal by the city.
City funds may be used to remove graffiti or other inscribed material from public or privately owned permanent structures located on public or privately owned real property within the city. (Ord. 463 § 1 (part), 1979)
9.18.060 Graffiti removal--Limitation
Such funds shall be used only to remove the graffiti or other inscribed material itself, and not for the painting or repair of a more extensive area. (Ord. 463 § 1 (part), 1979)
9.18.070 Graffiti removal--Finding
Such removal with city funds may be performed only after a finding by the city manager that the graffiti or other inscribed material is obnoxious, and, in the case of a publicly owned structure, only after securing the consent of the public entity having jurisdiction over the structure, and in the case of a privately owned structure, only after securing the consent of the owner. (Ord. 463 § 1 (part), 1979)
9.18.080 Graffiti--Property owner responsibility
The property owner shall supply any paint required for graffiti removal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The property owner shall also pay to the city the actual cost of the labor required for the graffiti removal. (Ord. 463 §1 (part), 1979)
If you need help removing graffiti, keep city contractor Bill Moreno in mind when contacting him: Please indicate that the graffiti is on Private Property (626) 836-3654.
Remember: It is the owner's responsibility to remove graffiti from their property.
