Inspections of ISTS, community systems or connections to LSTS, including inspections to determine unlawful connections and unlawful discharge to LSTS, as required to determine compliance with this chapter shall be performed by the City Administrator or his or her agent under the following circumstances.
(A) Duly authorized employees of the city shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with § 10.20 of this code and the provisions of this chapter. Those employees shall have no authority to inquire into processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries except as is necessary to determine the kind and source of the discharge to the public sewer.
(B) The owner or occupant of a property shall be responsible to provide access at reasonable times, to the City Administrator or his or her agent, for the purpose of performing inspections required under this chapter.
(C) While performing the necessary work on private property as referred to in division (A) above, the authorized employees of the city shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises.
(D) Fees for inspections, maintenance or other services rendered under this chapter shall be as set by resolution of the City Council from time to time.
(E) The city may issue construction stop work orders until stormwater management measures meet specifications and the applicant repairs any damage caused by stormwater runoff. An inspection by the community must follow before the construction project work can resume.
(F) The city can take any combination of the following actions in the event of a failure by the applicant to meet the terms of this chapter:
(1) Withhold inspections or issuance of certificates or approvals;
(2) Revoke any permit issued by the city to the applicant;
(3) Conduct remedial or corrective action on the development site or adjacent site affected by the failure;
(4) Charge the applicant for all costs associated with correcting the failure or remediating damage from the failure; if payment is not made within 30 days, payment will be made from the applicant’s financial securities; and/or
(5) Bring other actions against the applicant to recover costs of remediation or meeting the terms of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 12-1955) (Ord. 03-2017, passed 3-21-2017; Ord. 02-2019, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 154.99