(A) The Director may deny, suspend or revoke any permit when it is determined that:
(1) The proposed permit would violate any applicable provision of this chapter, State or Federal law; or
(2) The permittee has violated any term, condition or requirement of the permit or any applicable provision of this chapter; or
(3) The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed so that it is no longer appropriate to exempt the discharge from the prohibitions on illicit discharge contained within this chapter; or
(4) The permittee fails to comply with any schedule for compliance issued pursuant to this chapter; or
(5) Any regulatory agency, including the EPA or a State or Regional Water Quality Control Board having jurisdiction over the discharge, notifies the city that the discharge should be terminated.
(B) The Director may modify any permit when it is determined that:
(1) Federal or state law requirements have changed in a manner that necessitates a change in the permit; or
(2) The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed so that it is appropriate to modify the permit's terms, conditions or requirements; or
(3) A change to the permit is necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives of this chapter or to protect the quality of the receiving waters.
(C) The permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit terms and conditions at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of the modified permit.
(D) The determination that a permit shall be denied, suspended, revoked or modified may be appealed by a permittee pursuant to the same procedures applicable to the appeal of a Compliance Order as provided in Chapter 11.
(Ord. 1022, passed 11-16-98)