It is unlawful for any person within the city to mar, injure, or deface any part of any public building, dumpster, or any other public property within the city. In this section, “deface” includes but is not limited to placing letters or symbols on public property that demean an ethnic, religious, or racial group, or that are otherwise vulgar, indecent, or have sexual connotations; any letters or symbols known by the city to have a sexual connotation or to be patently offensive to a person of ordinary sensibilities will be considered vulgar or indecent; any letters or symbols known by the city to be patently offensive to an ethnic, religious, or racial group will be considered demeaning to that group. Artwork on public property that is permitted by the city shall not be considered defacement. “Public property” is any real or tangible property owned or leased by the city. Violation of this section is an infraction and is subject to a one thousand dollar ($1,000) fine for each individual violation. [Ord. 21-07 § 2, 2021.]