(a) In the event of an emergency or any imminent or actual danger caused by or otherwise affiliated with storm water runoff, and to preserve the health, safety and welfare to any person, property or structure affected or potentially affected by such emergency or danger, the Director of Public Service or the Director of Public Safety or their authorized designees, may enter, without prior consent by the owner, upon any property and authorize the necessary work to alleviate or otherwise remedy such danger. Costs associated with said work may be assessed to the responsible persons, parties and/or entities, in addition to any necessary enforcement or penalty in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or any other provisions of law.
(b) The City Engineer, subject to the direction of the Director of Public Service or designee, is hereby designated to have the primary jurisdiction and control of the management of the City of Canton’s MS4.
(c) The Director of Public Service or designee, on behalf of the City of Canton, is hereby authorized to designate the City Engineering Department or any other City Department as the Administrator of this chapter. The City Engineering Department may furnish additional information necessary for the proper implementation of the requirements of this chapter and may provide such information in the form of a “City of Canton Storm Water Management Manual”. (Ord. 200-2009. Passed 10-5-09.)
(d) Representatives of the City Engineering Department, City Health Department, City Fire Department or other authorized City department or government agency, shall have the right to enter upon any land for the purposes of making an inspection or acquiring information, in accordance with other provisions of this Chapter, to determine whether or not the property conforms to the requirements of this Chapter.
(e) The Director of Public Service or designee, on behalf of the City of Canton, is authorized to contract, in whole or in part, with the Canton City Health Department or other governmental agency, or to designate the City Engineering Department or other City department for the enforcement of this Chapter, in accordance with other provisions of this Chapter.
(Ord. 225-2010. Passed 11-22-10.)