A. Site Inspections: The city administrator or designee, and the designated code enforcement officer(s), are authorized to make site inspections and take such actions as reasonably necessary to enforce this title. A city representative shall present proper credentials and make a reasonable effort to contact any property owner before entering onto private property.
B. Order Remedial Action: The city shall have the authority to order abatement or mitigation measures to compensate for the destruction or degradation of critical area lands at the owner's expense, and may force compliance by suit filed in a court having jurisdiction and through such other remedial actions as are available to the city.
C. Penalty; Civil Violation; Civil Infraction: Any act or omission by a person responsible for compliance with any of the provisions of this title, any provision of a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, a civil regulatory order issued pursuant to this title, or any provision or condition of a project permit or approval issued or granted pursuant to this title, shall constitute a violation and shall be subject to enforcement as a civil infraction or civil violation pursuant to title 1, chapters 13, "Code Enforcement", and 4, "Penalties", of this code. Any act or omission by a person responsible for compliance that constitutes a failure to obtain a project permit or approval required pursuant to this title, shall constitute a violation and shall be subject to enforcement as a civil infraction or civil violation pursuant to title 1, chapters 13, "Code Enforcement", and 4, "Penalties", of this code.
D. Penalty; Misdemeanor: It shall be unlawful to wilfully fail to comply with any provision of this title, wilfully fail to comply with any provision of a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, wilfully fail to comply with a civil regulatory order issued pursuant to this title, wilfully fail to obtain a permit or approval required by this title, or wilfully fail to comply with a provision of a project permit or approval issued under authority of this title. Such wilful failure shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 912, 9-14-2011)