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Editor's Note: This article was derived from L.L. No. 8-1992,
adopted 9-9-1992.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of every owner and/or occupant of
any building and/or structure which has been defaced by graffiti to
remove or cover the graffiti and to restore the surface area of the
building and/or structure within 20 calendar days of the defacement.
The responsibility to remove or cover graffiti and to restore the
surface area of a building and/or structure shall lie notwithstanding
that the owner and/or occupant may not have created the graffiti.
B.
GRAFFITI
For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any writing, painting, drawing, staining, carving, etching
or other marking made by use of chalk, paint, ink, aerosol spray can,
knife, pencil or any other marking device and/or material of any word,
name, lettering, inscription, figure, design, or other representation,
made upon a portion of a building and/or structure without the consent
of the owner. Signs erected, created and constructed in accordance
with the provisions of the Village of Mineola Municipal Code are not
included in the above definition.
