[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence
1-13-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall, within the Village of Lawrence, write, paint, draw
or otherwise place any inscription, figure nor mark of any type upon any building,
public or private, nor upon any other property, real or personal, whether
same be owned, possessed, maintained or operated by any person, public or
private corporation or other entity whatsoever, without the prior express
written permission of the owner of said property or the duly authorized agent
of such owner.
[Amended 9-11-2002 by L.L.
No. 5-2002]
Any person having been found guilty of any violation of the provisions
of this chapter, for each and every such violation, shall be guilty of a violation
pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine up
to a maximum of $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against
the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense
is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
A.Â
Requirement to remove graffiti. The occupant, lessee,
sublessee, owner, landlord or agent of the owner and/or landlord of any commercial
or residential premises located in the Village of Lawrence which has any form
of graffiti on any building, structure or accessory structure or property
located thereon shall be required to either restore the defaced surface by
removing the graffiti or repaint the defaced surface using the same color
paint as existed previously on such defaced surface or may repaint the entire
structure or area within 15 days after written notice to such occupant, lessee,
sublessee, owner, landlord or agent of the owner and/or landlord from the
Village of Lawrence notifying said person to remove the same.
B.Â
Costs and/or remedy of village. In the event that said
graffiti condition is not cured or corrected within 15 days after the written
notice hereinabove provided for, in addition to any other penalty for a violation
of this chapter as may be provided herein, the village shall have the right
to enter upon said premises, without any further notice, to remove the graffiti
and/or paint the premises as hereinabove set forth, and the cost of the removal
of such graffiti and/or painting shall be at the sole cost and expense of
the occupant, lessee, sublessee, owner, landlord or agent. The actual costs
of the inspection of said graffiti, resurfacing and/or repainting of such
building, together with any other costs incidental to such removal of graffiti,
shall thereupon become a lien upon the real property upon which the graffiti
was found to be located, and such costs or lien shall be added to and become
part of the village taxes next to be assessed and levied on such real property,
and the same shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as taxes.
The provisions of this chapter are intended to be in addition to, shall
supplement and, in any event, are not intended to replace any other provisions
applicable to the prohibited conduct hereinabove set forth, including but
not limited to any applicable provisions of the Penal Law of the State of
New York and/or any applicable ordinances of the County of Nassau and/or Town
of Hempstead.
