A. Notice Of Violation; Responsibility For Remedy: Any person found to be violating any provisions of this chapter, other than for nonpayment of a sewer bill, shall be served by the city with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing three (3) working days for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations and if necessary make all corrections and repairs to the system or pay for same if the city has to make the corrections or repairs.
B. Penalty Imposed: Any person who shall continue any violation, beyond the time limit provided for in subsection A of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to penalty as provided in title 1, chapter 4 of this code, for each violation. Each day in which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. Liability To City For Loss Or Damage: Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation and, for other than nonpayment of sewer bill violations, may have their sewer and water supply terminated after the above three (3) working day notice period has expired.
D. Cumulative Penalties: These penalties shall not be construed to be exclusive, but shall be construed to be cumulative of, and in addition to, any other penalties provided for in this code or the criminal code of the state; as an example, a person injuring the sewer system could be criminally charged with malicious injury to property for all violations initially charged as a criminal violation, the notice provisions provided for in this chapter shall not apply. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)