Schillo Withdraws Graffiti Ordinance

County Supervisor Frank Schillo withdrew from the board’s agenda Tuesday his proposed ordinance to outlaw spray paint used by graffiti vandals.

Schillo would only say there was a scheduling problem. The Thousand Oaks-based supervisor has led an 18-month effort to ban the sale of paint sold in aerosol cans until a yet-to-be-developed anti-graffiti container can replace them.

Paint industry representatives oppose the law, and the county’s chief executive has suggested that it could face legal and regulatory hurdles.