As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ETCHING ACID
Any liquid, cream, paste or similar chemical substance that
can be used to etch, draw, carve, sketch, engrave, or otherwise alter,
change or impair the physical integrity of glass or metal.
INDELIBLE MARKER
Any felt-tip marker or similar implement containing a fluid
that is not water soluble and which has a flat, rounded, pointed or
angled writing surface.
GRAFFITI
Any drawing, figure, inscription, mark, message, slogan,
symbol or object written, painted, drawn, etched, placed or otherwise
made on property, such that such drawing, figure, inscription, mark,
message, slogan, symbol or object would constitute a blight to the
neighborhood for a reasonable person.
PROPERTY
Any building, fence, motor vehicle, recreational vehicle,
rock, statue, monument, wall, tunnel, sign, structure, tree, utility
box, utility pole, waste receptacle and all other articles of personal
or real property upon which one can write, draw, paint, etch or otherwise
mark.
The Town Board of the Town of Orangetown hereby finds and declares
that graffiti creates a nuisance for the Town's residents and
merchants. The proliferation of graffiti is a physical blight upon
the landscape of the Town and costs taxpayers, merchants and homeowners
substantial money to remove and repair.