§ 51.06 VIOLATOR TO REIMBURSE CITY'S COSTS.
   (A)   Any person who, after five days’ written notice to cease and desist, continues to place, or allows or permits to be placed, any harmful substance, as that term is defined in § 51.04 hereof, in any public sewer, sewer pipe, manhole or industrial waste pipeline of the city, which requires expenditure of city funds by the city for labor and/or materials to remove the same or to remedy problems created thereby shall reimburse the city for the total cost of such labor and materials within 15 days after received a statement for such costs from the city.
   (B)   The food service establishment permit holder shall pay to the city the following fines for the violation type and number of occurrences set forth in the schedule below. The occurrence of each violation shall be determined as the number of repeated violations within the permit term.
 
Minor Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
4th Offense and Up
Failure to submit records
$50
$100
$150
$300
Inspection hindrance (equipment related)
$50
$100
$150
$300
Failure to maintain on site records
$50
$100
$150
$300
Failure to pump grease and submit records
$150
$300
$450
$1,000
 
 
Intermediate Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
4th Offense and Up
Failure to maintain necessary equipment (T’s, grease trap not watertight, baffles and the like)
$150
$300
$500
$1,000
 
 
Major Violation
Source of sewer blockage (minimum)
$500
Source of sewer blockage (maximum)
$25,000
Source of sanitary sewer overflow (minimum)
$1,000
Source of sanitary sewer overflow (maximum)
$25,000
Falsification of maintenance records
$1,000
 
(`67 Code, § 4-4-8) (Ord. 77-15, passed 8-22-77; Am. Ord. 2009-004, passed 7-13-09)