HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2603 - 10/28/1997 - GRAFFITI, REMOVALORDINANCE NO. 2603
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-6-2, OFFENSES INVOLVING
PROPERTY, OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY ADDING A NEW SUB -SECTION
CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI ON BUILDINGS OR OTHER
STRUCTURES IN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook
and DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Section 6-6-2 Offenses Involving Property,
be amended by adding thereto a new sub -section which shall read
as follows:
6-6-2-5 REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI: It shall be unlawful for any
owner, lessee, or property manager of real property upon
which graffiti is placed to fail to remove, cover, or
otherwise eradicate such graffiti within seven (7) days of a
Receipt Of Notice to remove graffiti by the Village. For
the purposes of this Section, the term "Graffiti" shall mean
the inscription or marking of any wall, fence, sign,
sidewalk, pavement, post, stone, tree, or other natural
object; or the inscription or marking on any building or
structure by carving, applying paint or other substance, or
by any other means other than as permitted by the Ordinances
of the Village.
Section 2: Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five -hundred dollars
($500.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 3: That the Village Clerk is authorized to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 28th day of October 1997.
APPROVED this 28th day of October 1997.
APPROVED:
Craig B. Johnson
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 30th day of October , 1997 in pamphlet form.