(a) Notice of Violation. When the Village of Silver Lake finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this regulation, the Village of Silver Lake may order compliance by written Notice of Violation. Such notice must specify the violation and shall be hand-delivered and/or sent by registered mail to the owner/operator of the facility. Such notice may require the following actions:
(1) The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(2) The elimination of illicit discharges or illegal connections;
(3) That violating discharges, practices, or operations cease and desist;
(4) The abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property; or
(5) The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs.
(b) If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the Notice of Violation shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further advise that legal action for enforcement may be initiated if the facility owner/operator fails to remediate or restore within the established deadline. If the abatement of a violation requires immediate action because the violation is causing a severe threat to the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the Village of Silver Lake, such as a leaking or broken sanitary sewer, direct sanitary cross-connection, or other illicit discharge that is causing significant direct discharge of sewage to the MS4, the Village of Silver Lake shall take immediate action without prior notification, which may include immediate notification of the owner to immediately correct the illicit discharge, or the Village of Silver Lake may take direct action to correct the illicit discharge, or both. The appeal of the immediate abatement is limited to paying the cost of the abatement. The Village of Silver Lake also notifies the Ohio EPA Northeast District Office within twenty-four (24) hours of discovering any leaking or broken sanitary sewer or direct sanitary cross-connection.
(c) Any person receiving a Notice of Violation must meet compliance standards within the time established in the Notice of Violation.
(d) Administrative Hearing. If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Notice of Violation, the Village of Silver Lake shall schedule an administrative hearing to determine reasons for non-compliance and to determine the next enforcement activity. Notice of the administrative hearing shall be hand-delivered and/or sent registered mail.
(e) Injunctive Relief. It shall be unlawful for any owner/operator to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this regulation pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3709.211. If an owner/operator has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this regulation, the Village of Silver Lake may petition for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the owner/operator from activities that would create further violations or compelling the owner/operator to perform abatement or remediation of the violation.
(Ord. 26-2023. Passed 5-1-23.)