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Committee sides with Board of Health on graffiti enforcement, asks for longer notice period
Summary
After hearing from business owners and the Board of Health, the committee marked graffiti‑related orders as complied with and asked the Board of Health to adopt a 14‑day internal notice period (instead of 7) and consider grace periods before fines.
The Ordinance Committee on Feb. 24 discussed whether responsibility for graffiti removal and enforcement should shift from private property owners to the police department or whether owners should receive a longer grace period before fines.
Councilor Devine and several business owners said the current practice — which can require rapid removal and impose fines — places an unfair…
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