(A) Revocation or suspension. A storm water construction activity permit may be revoked or suspended by the city upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:
(1) Failure of a permittee to comply with the plan or any condition of the permit;
(2) Failure of a permittee to comply with any provision of this subchapter or any other applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation related to storm water; or
(3) A determination by the city that the erosion and sediment control measures implemented by a permittee pursuant to the plan are inadequate to prevent or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of sediment, debris or other pollutants from the construction site by storm water.
(B) Notice. The city shall mail or hand deliver to a permittee written notice of non-compliance before revoking or suspending a permit. The notice shall state the location and nature of the non- compliance and shall also specify what action is required for the permittee to avoid revocation or suspension of the permit. The notice shall allow the permittee a reasonable time to take the necessary corrective action to avoid revocation or suspension of the permit which time, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, shall not be less than ten, nor more than 30, days. The notice shall be mailed to the address listed for the permittee in the application. If the permittee fails to correct the problems identified in the notice during the time specified in the notice, the city may suspend or revoke the permit by mailing or delivering written notice of the suspension or revocation to the permittee. The permittee may appeal a suspension or revocation of the permit pursuant to the appeal procedure set forth in § 154.067 of this chapter.
(C) Exceptional circumstances. For purposes of this section, exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, situations which involve a risk of injury to persons, damage to storm drain facilities or damage to other property or the environment. The city may take any steps the city deems necessary to alleviate any such exceptional circumstances, as defined above, and may bill the permittee responsible for creating the exceptional circumstances for the cost of alleviating said circumstances.
(D) Stop work order. A stop work order may be issued upon the revocation or suspension of a permit, or upon the discovery of work being conducted without a required permit. The stop work order may be issued by inspectors in the Public Works Department or the Building Inspection Department. No construction activity may be commenced or continued on any site for which a permit has been revoked or suspended until the permit has been reinstated or reissued.
(E) Reinstatement. A storm water construction activity permit may be reinstated or reissued upon compliance with all provisions of this subchapter and all permit conditions, or in the case of a suspension for reasons provided in division (A)(3) above, upon revision of the plan which is designed to correct the deficiencies of the original plan, and implementations of the revised plan.
(Prior Code, § 24.07.060) (Ord. 20-01, passed 1-2-2020)