Owners who fail to remove graffiti from their buildings will not be fined under new rules adopted by the City Council this week.
But the order, which was adopted unanimously on Monday night, the city gives authority to remove graffiti on private property and charge the owner for labor, plus costs.
The ordinance also provides for civil penalties for graffiti artists caught in the act, proposed new guidelines for how local stores should regulate the sale of spray cans and markers of painting and gives police authority to issue citations for possession of graffiti instruments called ".
