(A) Enforcement. The enforcement officer shall be the County Planner or his/her designee. The enforcement officer shall review site plans and make appropriate recommendations to the Planning Board. The enforcement officer shall also visit the SEFs regulated by this chapter as needed, and if the facility does not conform to this chapter, shall discuss with the SEF owner and/or SEF operator the steps needed to bring the SEF into compliance. If these steps are not taken, the enforcement officer shall notify the SEF owner in writing of the steps that must be taken to bring the facility into compliance. If the SEF owner or SEF operator still fails to bring the facility into compliance with this chapter, the enforcement officer, after consultation with the County Manager, shall initiate the necessary steps to enforce this chapter in accordance with § 155.99. The enforcement officer shall also assist the SEF owners and/or SEF operators in making plans to comply with this chapter.
(B) Remedies. This chapter may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy issued from a court of competent jurisdiction. It may be enforced by injunction and order of abatement. The county may apply for a mandatory or prohibitory injunction and order of abatement commanding the violator to correct any unlawful condition upon or cease the unlawful use of the property. The county may request an order of abatement as part of a judgment in the case, and may request the court to close, demolish, or remove buildings or other structures or take any other action that is necessary to bring the SEF into compliance with this chapter. This chapter may be enforced by any one or more of the remedies authorized herein.
(Ord. passed 11-5-2018)