(A) Whenever the city finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, the city may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. The notice may require without limitation:
(1) The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(2) The elimination of illicit connections or discharges;
(3) That violating discharges, practices, or operations shall cease and desist;
(4) The abatement or remediation of storm water pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property;
(5) Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs; and
(6) The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs.
(B) If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, the work may be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator.
(C) The city may commence appropriate legal action and/or seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, against any person who fails to abate a violation and/or restore an affected property prior to the deadline established in the notice of violation. The notice of violation shall be mailed to the property owner at the last known address listed on the current tax assessment roll, or by personally serving, or by causing to be personally served, the property owner with a written notice of violation.
(Ord. 168-2005, passed 11-3-05)