The Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining
hereby finds and declares that graffiti creates a nuisance for the
Village's residents and merchants. The proliferation of graffiti is
a physical blight upon the landscape of the Village and costs taxpayers,
merchants and homeowners substantial monies to remove and repair.
When unchecked, graffiti only encourages more graffiti.
For purposes of this article, the following
words shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein:
GRAFFITI
Shall have the same meaning as that found in § 145.60
of the New York State Penal Law.
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.
It is unlawful for any person to apply graffiti
to any property without the permission of the owner or occupant of
such property.