(A) Any person found to be violating any provisions of this section shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a 60-day time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated herein, permanently cease all violation. It is unlawful for any person to continue any violation beyond the time provided for herein. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of the violation.
(B) A monthly surcharge of $50, duly adopted by the City Council and set forth in the city's fee schedule, shall be assessed against any property on which clear water is discharged in violation of this chapter. The monthly surcharge will be charged on the property's municipal utility billing statement if one or more of the following conditions apply:
(1) The property owner is not present for the scheduled inspection after failure to schedule or refuses to allow the property to be inspected.
(2) The property owner or occupant fails to make the sewer line cleanout readily available for the inspection.
(3) The necessary corrections have not been made within the time specified; and
(4) The property owner or occupant reconnects a clear water discharge line to the municipal sanitary sewer system after it has been previously disconnected at the city's or a court's direction.
(2003 Code, § 3.30-8) (Ord. 7, passed 9-23-1988; Ord. 209, passed 9-6-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99