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It shall be the responsibility and duty of all citizens of Greenville County and more particularly the appropriate law enforcement officers and agencies of Greenville County to report violations of the provisions of this article. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and the Greenville County Codes Enforcement Division will be jointly responsible for the enforcement of Division 2 (Litter) and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office will be primarily responsible for the enforcement of Division 4 (Abandoned Vehicles) unless otherwise provided and shall assist in every way possible with the enforcement of all provisions of this article. The Greenville County Codes Enforcement Division shall be primarily responsible for the enforcement of Division 3 (Weeds and Rank Vegetation), unless otherwise provided. All county departments and agencies shall assist in every way possible with the enforcement of all provisions of this article. This article shall not alter the duties or enforcement requirements of any law enforcement authority as it relates to a particular field and subject, but delineates the duties and responsibilities as they particularly apply to this article.
(1976 Code, § 9-151) (Ord. 2256, § 5.1, passed 6-4-1991; Ord. 4428, passed 8-16-2011)
DIVISION 6. PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL DUMPING OF ROOFING MATERIALS
(a) Authority. This division is adopted pursuant to the authority conferred upon Greenville County by the Constitution and General Assembly of South Carolina.
(b) Findings and purpose. Greenville County Council finds that there is an inordinate amount of illegal dumping of litter in general and roofing materials, in particular. The county council further finds that this illegal dumping is not only unsafe, but also unhealthy. The county council further finds that it is extremely difficult to identify those individuals and/or companies responsible for the illegal dumping. The purpose of this division is to provide a mechanism for the county to control the illegal dumping of roofing materials and to identify those individuals and/or companies responsible, and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Greenville County.
(1976 Code, § 9-161) (Ord. 2547, §§ 1, 2, passed 3-1-1994)
(1) A copy of the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission Specialty License issued to the individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in the roofing business;
(2) Federal employee identification number; and
(3) Proof of financial responsibility.
(d) Information update. Any changes in the information required to be submitted by subsection 9-162(c) of this division must be given to the Greenville County sheriff’s office within 10 days of any such change.
(e) Renewal of permit. Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this division which has not been suspended may be annually renewed upon written application to the sheriff’s office made at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the current valid permit. The renewal application shall be on a form provided by the sheriff’s office and shall contain all of the information required by subsection 9-162(c).
(f) Term and cost of permit. The permit required herein shall be an annual permit. The cost for the annual permit as well as any renewal thereof shall be $50.
(1976 Code, § 9-162) (Ord. 2547, §§ 3-8, passed 3-1-1994)
(a) Penalties and enforcement.
(1) Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association of any kind engaged in the roofing business within the unincorporated areas of Greenville County without a permit as required by this division shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for a period of time not to exceed 30 days. Each such individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association of any kind shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this division is committed or continued.
(2) The sheriff’s office and the codes department shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this division.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Suspension of permit. Upon conviction of any permittee for the illegal dumping of roofing materials, the sheriff’s office shall immediately suspend the permit issued to the convicted permittee and shall not renew such permit for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of conviction.
(d) Notice of suspension. The sheriff’s office shall notify the permittee in writing by mail to the address as shown on permittee’s application or such subsequent address as designated by permittee that the permittee’s permit has been suspended. The cause for such suspension shall be set forth in the notice.
(1976 Code, § 9-163) (Ord. 2547, §§ 9, 10, 12, passed 3-1-1994)
Any permittee whose permit is suspended for more than 12 months shall have the right to appeal such action to the county administrator or such person designated by the county administrator for such purposes. The appeal must be filed within 5 days of the date on the notice of suspension. Once an appeal has been filed, the county administrator or such person designated by the county administrator for such purposes shall schedule a hearing upon not less than 5 days’ notice, which notice shall state the time and place for the hearing. The county administrator or such person designated by the county administrator for such purposes shall not be authorized to reduce any period of suspension to less than 12 months. The decision of the county administrator or such person designated by the county administrator for such purposes shall be final.
(1976 Code, § 9-164) (Ord. 2547, § 11, passed 3-1-1994)
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