(A) Unlawful to deposit materials on county roads or right-of-way. It shall be unlawful for any person(s), corporation, association or other entity to deposit or cause to be deposited, mud, soil and/or debris on county roads or the right-of-way of any county road whether directly or indirectly, with or without the use of vehicular or mobile equipment, without the written consent of the Director of Public Works.
(B) Unlawful to cause, by grading or disturbing soil, mud or soil to be deposited on road or right-of-way. It shall be unlawful for any person(s), corporation, association or other entity to grade or disturb the soil in any area of the county in such a manner as to cause or allow mud or soil to wash or otherwise be moved from the graded or disturbed area and deposited onto a county road.
(C) Written notice of violation.
(1) Any person(s), corporation, association or other entity found to be in violation of this section shall be issued a written notice from the County Code Enforcement Officer ordering:
(a) Cleaning, by pressure wash if found necessary, of the road or right-of-way; and/or
(b) A stop work order until the road or right-of-way is cleaned.
(2) Any notice given under this section shall allow four hours for compliance, from the time such notice is given. Failure to comply within four hours shall constitute a violation of this section and a complaint may be filed.
(D) County clean-up at expense of violating party. Unless immediate corrective action is taken, the county, through the Public Works Department, may remove or clean the mud, soil and/or debris from the county road and/or right-of-way and any such removal or cleaning by the county under this section shall be at the expense of the violating party, jointly and severally, including, but not necessarily limited to, the developer, builder, contractor and/or home owner of the subject property. The Public Works Department shall issue a bill for the actual cost incurred. This bill must be paid in full within 10 days of the date of issue. Failure to pay this bill shall result in the county having a lien on the owner's land from which the mud, soil or debris was caused, directly or indirectly, to be deposited on the county road and/or right-of-way.
(E) Stop work order. It shall be unlawful to violate the conditions and restrictions of a county "stop work" order at any time. Each day that such a violation occurs or continues to occur shall be considered a separate violation for which the violator shall be penalized under the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 620.10, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 04-02, passed 1-27-04) Penalty, see § 97.99