The Town Board of the Town of Maine hereby finds and declares
that graffiti poses a serious problem for its residents and merchants.
The unabated proliferation of graffiti is a physical blight upon the
landscape of our Town and costs taxpayers, merchants and homeowners
substantial monies to remove the graffiti and to repair the areas
upon which the graffiti is placed. The defacing of such property and
the use of foul language in many of the writings is harmful to the
general public and violates the good and welfare of the citizens and
residents of the Town.
No person shall write, paint or draw any inscription, figure,
writing or mark of any type on any building or structure or on any
other real or personal property located in the Town of Maine, without
the express written permission of the owner of the property or his
agent.
Any person who violates §
293-2 of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000. In addition, that person shall be liable for the cost of removing said graffiti from the property so defaced and repairing or replacing said property upon which the graffiti was placed and/or may be ordered to perform appropriate community services, in the court's discretion.
The Town Board of the Town of Maine or its enforcement officer
are hereby authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to undertake
and prosecute any proceedings necessary or appropriate to enforce
compliance with this chapter.
If any part or provision of this chapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its
operation to the part or provision or application directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered
and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
chapter or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
and the Town Board of the Town of Maine hereby declares that it would
have passed this chapter or the remainder thereof had such invalid
application or invalid provision been apparent.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.