(A) Failure to obtain permit. Any person who fails to take public protection measures, or takes public protection measures without having first obtained the necessary permits, or obstructs a public way or public place in the city without having first obtained the necessary permit from the commissioner of transportation, or who violates the terms or conditions of a permit for such work, shall be subject to a penalty for each offense of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,500.00 per day.
(B) Failure to amend permit. If a permittee fails to obtain an amended permit before the permit's expiration date, the permittee and the building owner shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,500.00 per day for each violation, plus the delinquent permit fees shall be increased by ten percent.
(C) Non-compliant obstruction. If the dimensions of the obstruction exceed the dimensions allowed by the permit, the permittee and the building owner shall jointly be assessed a fine equal to $1,000.00 per day for each violation, plus any appropriate additional fees for the obstruction.
(D) Inactivity. If three consecutive months of inactivity are found at a permitted site on the public way, the permittee and the building owner shall be jointly assessed, in addition to any above fees, a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $2,500.00 per day. The commissioner of transportation, the executive director of emergency management and communications and the commissioner of buildings shall be authorized to inspect the permittee's and the owner's books and records at any time during regular business hours to determine the period of inactivity, and shall have the authority to enforce this chapter.
(Added Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 7.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39840, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1)