A. Powers And Authority Of Enforcement Officials: The officers, superintendents and any duly authorized employees of the city shall carry evidence establishing their positions as authorized representatives of the city and, upon exhibiting the proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter in and upon any and all buildings, industrial facilities and properties for the purposes of inspection, reinspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing or otherwise performing such duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.
B. Notice Of Violation; Duty To Correct: Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, except section 8-2-19 of this chapter, shall be served by the superintendent or other authorized person with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Said time limit shall be not less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) working days. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. All persons shall be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of agents or employees done under the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city. Upon being notified by the superintendent of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of this chapter, the person or persons having charge of said work shall immediately correct the same.
C. Public Nuisance: Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The city may cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the building or industrial facility during the period of such violation.
D. Discontinuance Of Service; Nuisance Provisions:
1. Authority To Disconnect; Costs: As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, the superintendent shall have the power to disconnect the user or subdivision sewer system from the sewer mains of the city. Upon disconnection, the superintendent shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the system, and such user shall deposit the cost, as estimated, of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system. The superintendent shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.
2. Nuisance Declared; Abatement: During the period of such disconnection, habitation of such premises by human beings shall constitute a public nuisance, whereupon the city shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition of reconnection, there is to be paid to the city a reasonable attorney fee and cost of suit arising in said action. (Ord. 63, 5-6-1975)
E. Penalties: Violation of any provision of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. Each and every connection or occupancy in violation of any provision hereof shall be deemed a separate violation, and each and every day or part of a day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense hereunder and punishable as such. (Ord. 63, 5-6-1975; amd. 2008 Code)
F. Liability For Violations: Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules or regulations of the city shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation. (Ord. 63, 5-6-1975)