Whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right, or wantonly, maliciously and without cause, destroys, defaces, mars or injures the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any building belonging to the city, or any church, synagogue or other building erected or used for religious services or religious instruction, or any monument, tablet or other device erected to mark an historic place to commemorate an historic event, or any part of any building or structure, the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any building belonging to the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, or any playground apparatus or equipment located in a public park or playground or upon any fence, post, awning or any private dwelling or other building or any timber, trees, or wood, ferns, flowers, shrubs or produce shall, upon complaint and conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars and in addition shall forfeit to the tenant thereof the cost of removing or obliterating such defacement, to be recovered in an action of tort.
(Prior revision § 13-9; C.O. 82-377 § 1 (part))
Whenever the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer determines that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on publicly or privately owned real property within this city so as to be capable of being viewed by a person utilizing any public right-of-way in this city, the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer is authorized to provide for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material upon the following conditions:
A. 
In removing the graffiti or other inscribed material the painting or repair of a more extensive area shall not be authorized.
B. 
Where a structure is owned by a public entity other than this city, the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material may be authorized only after securing the consent of the public entity having jurisdiction over the structure and such entity executes a release and waiver approved as to form by the city solicitor.
C. 
Where a structure is privately owned, the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property, and shall be removed within ten days of notice from the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer. If the property owner fails to remove said graffiti or other inscribed material the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer shall take whatever legal action is necessary to require the property owner to comply with the provisions of this revision.
(Prior revision § 13-9A; C.O. 82-377 § 1 (part); C.O. 91-28 § 1; C.O. 04-260 §§ 3, 4)
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Editor's Note: Former § 9.12.030, Posting political signs, adopted by Prior revision § 13-13, as amended by C.O. 07-01(6-04), § 1, 7/30/2007, was repealed by C.O. 25-232, 11/24/2025.
No person shall throw, scatter, drop or place, or shall cause or procure to be thrown, scattered, dropped or placed in or upon any street, highway, avenue or other public place within the city any glass, tacks, nails, pieces of metal or any other substances likely to damage any wheeled vehicle having tires of rubber.
(Prior revision § 17-23)
A. 
No person shall throw or sweep on any sidewalk or public way in the city any rubbish or filth of any kind, or any noxious or refuse liquid or solid matter or substance, and no person shall wilfully tip over or upset the contents of any box or barrel containing ashes, house dirt or rubbish of any kind upon any sidewalk or into any public way of the city.
B. 
No person shall throw or place upon any sidewalk or street any banana skin, orange peel or other slippery substance.
(Prior revision § 17-26)
A. 
No person or entity shall, within the city, sell, display, expose, or keep for sale any aerosol spray paint can, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch, unless at the point of display or sale there is posted a sign with letters not less than one and one-half inches in height bearing the following words:
SALE OF SPRAY PAINT AND BROAD INDELIBLE MARKERS TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN AND THE UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF PAINTS AND SUCH MARKERS BY PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN IS PUNISHABLE BY A THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.
B. 
No person shall sell or deliver any aerosol spray paint, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch to any person under eighteen years of age or to any person of whatever age who refuses to submit for inspection if requested a driver's license, liquor purchase identification or other identification to establish the age of such person.
C. 
No person under eighteen shall possess any aerosol spray paint, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch unless such possession occurs in the presence of an adult at least eighteen years of age and such materials are intended for lawful purposes.
D. 
Any person or entity violating this provision shall be subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars per offense. Each day that a person or entity is in violation shall constitute a separate offense. The health agent and/or code enforcement officers of the board of health shall have the right to enforce this subsection pursuant to the noncriminal disposition procedures set forth in Chapter 1.12.
(C.O. 06-610 § 1)