(a) The Director may request that the City file a civil action seeking an injunction against any threatened or continuing noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction issued pursuant hereto may include an order for reimbursement to the City of all costs incurred in enforcing this chapter, including costs of inspection, investigation and monitoring, the costs of abatement undertaken at the expense of the City, costs relating to restoration of the environment, attorney fees, court costs, and all other expenses as authorized by law.
(b) The Director may request the City to file an action for civil damages in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking recovery of:
(1) All costs incurred in enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to costs relating to investigation, sampling, monitoring, inspection, administrative expenses, attorney fees and court costs, and all other expenses as authorized by law, and consequential damages;
(2) All costs incurred in mitigating harm to the environment or reducing the threat to human health;
(3) Damages for irreparable harm to the environment;
(4) Damages resulting from any trespass or nuisance occurring on public land or to the storm drain system from any violation of this chapter.
(c) The remedies available to the City pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not limit the right of the City to seek any other remedy that may be available by law.
(§ 1, Ord. 1343-NS, eff. October 14, 1999)