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The village has tied the third and final knot on a string of legislation aimed at deterring gang and drug-related crimes.
Trustees recently voted 5-0 in favor of an anti-loitering ordinance created to prevent juvenile delinquency and the spread of gang graffiti.
As written, the ordinance not only prohibits the act of inscribing permanent letters, symbols, signs, or illustrations upon public or private property, but it also punishes those who do not erase the marks.
Owners of property defaced with graffiti must remove the inscriptions at their own cost within 30 days of notification by the police chief, who will determine what constitutes a graffiti charge. Violators of the ordinance will be fined between $50 and $500, police said.
