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The city is authorized to develop interagency agreements and mutually compatible programs with the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Transportation, Broward County, all other local governmental agencies, and all private agencies; with the intent to control the contribution of pollutants within inter-system stormwater management system linkages; in order to develop mutually compatible stormwater management programs and systems; and to develop and enforce stormwater management, inspections, and monitoring programs.
(Ord. O-93-52, passed 10-20-93)
The city shall be granted the authority to determine the compliance or non-compliance with this subchapter of a stormwater management system or non-stormwater discharge to a stormwater system, water body or surface area; based on investigation, surveillance, monitoring, sampling, testing, and or sound engineering and operational evaluations.
(Ord. O-93-52, passed 10-20-93)
(A) Upon determination of a violation of this subchapter, the city may assess against the violator a minimum penalty of $500 per offense.
(B) Additional charges against the violator may be assessed in an amount determined by the city depending on the extent of environmental damage, mitigation, the cost of remediation and enforcement costs.
(C) Upon determination of a violation of this subchapter, the violator shall bear all costs incurred for cleanup, enforcement action and remediation.
(D) Each day during any portion of which a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation and may incur additional penalties.
(Ord. O-93-52, passed 10-20-93)
The city may enter, perform inspections, surveillance and monitoring procedures within reasonable hours of all structures and premises, and shall have free access to copying or reviewing pertinent records of a facility, system or premises, in order to ascertain the state of compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of the city regarding compliance as outlined in this subchapter.
(A) The compliance personnel of the enforcing agency shall be provided with official identification and shall exhibit such identification when making inspection.
(B) The owner, operator, lessees, occupant or person in charge of the structure or premises shall give the inspecting officer free access for the purpose of making such inspections without hampering, obstructing, or interfering with such inspection.
(Ord. O-93-52, passed 10-20-93)