1362.06 ENFORCEMENT.
(a) If the City of Mansfield and/or its duly authorized representative determines that a violation of the rules adopted under this code exist, the City of Mansfield and/or representative may issue an immediate stop work order if the violator failed to obtain any federal, state, or local permit necessary for sediment and erosion control, earth movement, clearing, or cut and fill activity.
(b) All development areas may be subject to external inspections by the City Engineer and/or designee to ensure compliance with the approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
(c) After each external inspection, the City Engineer and/or designee shall prepare and distribute a status report to the applicant.
(d) If an external inspection determines that operations are being conducted in violation of the approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, the City Engineer and/or designee may take action as detailed in Section 1362.07
of this Chapter.
(e) Failure to install, maintain, and repair erosion and sediment controls per the approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan may result in the following escalation:
(1) First Violation. The City Engineer and or/designee will issue a Notice of Deficiency to the owner or operator. All controls are to be repaired or maintain per the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan within three (3) days of the notification. If controls have not been corrected after this time, the City Engineer and/or designee may issue a Stop Work Order for all activities until corrections have been made.
(2) Second Violation. The City Engineer and/or designee may issue a formal Notice of Violation. All controls are to be repaired or maintained per the approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan with three (3) days of the Notice of Violation. If controls have not been corrected after this time, the City Engineer and/or designee may issue a Stop Work Order for all activities until corrections have been made.
(3) Third and Subsequent Violations. The City Engineer may issue a Stop Work Order for all construction activities. The Stop Work Order will be lifted once all controls are in compliance with the approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
(f) The City Engineer and/or designee shall have the final authority to make immediate on-site adjustments to the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. In order to achieve compliance with this ordinance.
(g) A final inspection will be made to determine if the criteria of this code has been satisfied and a report will be presented to the City of Mansfield on the site's compliance status.
(h) The City Engineer and/or designee will monitor soil-disturbing activities for nonfarm residential, commercial, industrial, or other nonfarm purposes on land of less than one (1) contiguous acre to ensure compliance required by these Rules.
(Ord. 22-046. Passed 3-15-22.)