(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99
(B) Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 52.30 through 52.37, who fails to carry out the duties and responsibilities imposed by §§ 52.30 through 52.37, or who impedes or interferes with any action undertaken or ordered pursuant to §§ 52.30 through 52.37, shall be subject to the following penalties.
(1) If the Mayor or other city official or officials charged with implementation and enforcement of §§ 52.30 through 52.37 or a water supply shortage resolution learns of any violation of §§ 52.30 through 52.37, a written notice of the violation shall be affixed to the property where the violation occurred. Notice shall also be sent by certified mail to the customer of record and to any other person known to the city who is responsible for the violation or its correction. The notice shall describe the violation and order that it be corrected, cured or abated immediately or within a specified time as the city determines is reasonable under the circumstances. If the order is not complied with, the city water system may terminate water service to the customer subject to the following procedures:
(a) The city water system shall give the customer notice by certified mail that, due to the violation, water services will be discontinued within a specified time and that the customer will have the opportunity to appeal the termination by requesting a hearing scheduled before the Board of Commissioners or a city official designated as a hearing officer by the Board;
(b) If a hearing is requested by the customer charged with the violation, he or she shall be given a full opportunity to be heard before termination is ordered; and
(c) The Board of Commissioners or hearing officer shall make findings of fact and order whether service should continue or be terminated.
(2) A fee of $50 shall be paid to the city's municipal water and sewer system for the reconnection of any water service terminated pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) above. In the event of subsequent violations, the reconnection fee shall be $200 for the second violation and $300 for each additional violation.
(3) Any customer may also be charged with violation of §§ 52.30 through 52.37 and prosecuted in Taylor County Circuit Court. Any person so charged and found guilty in circuit court of violating the provisions of §§ 52.30 through 52.37 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(2000 Code, § 13-79)