§ 50.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Generally. Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   Solid waste hauling and recycling. 

      (1)   Enforcement of §§ 50.02 and 50.03.

         (a)   Any person who violates §§ 50.02 or 50.03 shall be subject to a fine of up to $500 for each day a violation has been found to have been committed.

         (b)   In the case of a licensed hauler’s second violation, a 14-day suspension of a license to collect or haul municipal waste, recyclable materials or landscape waste within the county shall be imposed. A licensed hauler who incurs a third violation within 12 months of the first violation shall result in revocation of the license for one year.

         (c)   The county may institute appropriate actions or proceedings, including application for injunctive relief, action to compel performance or other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of §§ 50.02 or 50.03.

      (2)   Enforcement of § 50.04.

         (a)   Enforcement officer(s). Section 50.04 shall be enforced by the Director of the Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department, or his or her designees.

         (b)   Notice of Ordinance Violation. The Enforcement Officer, as defined in subsection (B)(2)(a) above, shall have the authority to issue a Notice of Ordinance Violation when an individual has been found to be in violation of any subsection of § 50.04. If Administrative Adjudication is found to be the appropriate remedy to resolve the violation, the notice must be served in accordance with and shall contain all information specified and required in §§ 94.50 through 94.66 (Lake County Administrative Adjudication Ordinance).

         (c)   Penalties. The Administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer may assess fines for failure to abate violations of § 50.04 in accordance with the Lake County Administrative Adjudication Ordinance or State of Illinois statute.

         (d)   Injunctive relief. The county may institute appropriate actions or proceedings, including application for injunctive relief, action to compel performance or other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation or threatened violation of § 50.04.

(1977 Code, § 1:4-9)

   (C)   Disposal sites. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of §§ 50.20 through 50.27 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $200. Each day that a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

(1977 Code, § 2:1-8)

(Ord. [Board of Health, Art. VIII] passed 6-12-1961; Ord. passed - -2005; Ord. passed 6-11-2013)