a. Enforcement proceedings for this Subchapter shall be initiated by the issuance of a notice of violation or a citation by a code official as set out in the procedures in Chapter 2 of this Code. In addition to all procedures as set out in Chapter 2 and other available remedies, the City may also take immediate action to remedy a violation of this Subchapter, including the issuance of a Stop Work Order, for construction under an active permit, detailed development plan or subdivision if work is not in compliance with the requirements of this Subchapter. Any person violating any portion of this Subchapter shall be subject to civil penalties as set out in Chapter 27 of this Code.
b. Any person causing a violation of this Subchapter which requires the City to expend public funds for the response to the violation, its abatement or the cleanup or removal of any prohibited discharges, pollutants or hazardous materials shall be liable to the City for all recoverable costs incurred by the City for such response, cleanup and removal, including but not limited to personnel costs of the Police Department, Fire Department, Public Works Department and other responding City departments, replacement costs of supplies and equipment contaminated as a result of the discharge, proper disposal of offending materials, cleanup, evacuation and administrative and other expenses, including legal expenses, incurred in recovering such costs. Any such illegal discharges shall be considered a public health hazard and nuisance and the City shall have a lien against the property for its recoverable costs.