In the event any of the above-described facilities are installed or operated without first having obtained a permit from the city and/or within the designated number of feet from any city water supply, then the facilities shall be deemed a nuisance and the City Council shall abate the facility as a public nuisance. In addition thereto, any person violating any of the terms of this subchapter is hereby determined to be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, as the same is defined by state statute. The penalty for the violation shall be that as defined by state law for the violation of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(B) If in the event any well discovered or reported to city officials, it shall be there duty to investigate the report and determine if it is an illegal well. If it is an illegal well by city standards, set forth in this section, then the well shall be resolved according to division (A) above. If the installation of such well may have not complied with state law at the time of installation, then the investigating city official shall report it as soon as possible to the State of Nebraska appropriate authorities for enforcement purposes.
(1973 Code, § 9-704) (Ord. 729, passed 2-5-2004; Ord. 867, passed 2-14-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99