(A) Any person whose permit has been suspended or revoked under the provisions of this article, or for whom service has been terminated and disconnection effected under the provisions of this article, may petition the Council for the reinstatement of the permit and reinstatement of service. The petition shall be verified under the oath or declaration, under penalty of perjury, of the person petitioning. The petition shall contain a detailed statement of the corrective action taken by the petitioner or others to remove the grounds for suspension or revocation, termination, and disconnec-tion, and of the corrective measures or devices to prevent a repetition of the offense, and of the proposed security against further violation. The petition shall contain the name and address of the petitioner for the purposes of receiving notice. The petition shall be filed with the City Engineer.
(B) The petition shall be heard within 35 days after the date of filing with the City Engineer. Notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing shall be given to the petitioner at least 10 days before the hearing, in writing, mailed to the petitioner at the address shown on the petition; provided, however, the petitioner may waive the notice in writing.
(C) At the hearing the Council shall consider the evidence presented by the petitioner in support of his petition and evidence in opposition.
(D) The Council, in its discretion, may restore the permit, service, and connection if the Council finds by resolution that the grounds for suspension, revocation, termination, or disconnection have been corrected and that there is adequate assurance from the petitioner of corrective measures or devices to prevent a repetition of the offense for which the permit was suspended or revoked and service terminated or disconnected.
(E) The Council, as a condition to the restoration of the permit, service, and connection, may:
(1) Require the petitioner to provide reasonable safeguards and security to avoid a repetition of the offense for which the permit was suspended or revoked and service terminated and disconnected;
(2) Impose reasonable charges in accordance with the schedule adopted by the city to compensate the city for expenses incurred by the city in connection with the suspension, revocation, termination, and disconnection and in connection with the reinstatement of the permit and the restoration of service and reconnection;
(3) Impose reasonable charges in accordance with the schedule adopted by the city to compensate the city for any damage to its facilities or any overload to its facilities which the petitioner should equitably be required to pay or which the petitioner would have been required to pay under the provisions of this article;
(4) Impose such other reasonable conditions or regulations as shall be necessary to protect the public health, safety, and property and to prevent a nuisance; and
(5) Impose such reasonable conditions or regulations as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements of the State Regional Water Quality Control Board, or State Water Resources Control Board, or Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 7-A, or the city.
('66 Code, § 6-4.107) (Ord. 409-C-S, passed 8-9-79)