(A) The Director, or such other designated officers or officials with enforcement authority as provided in § 52.071, are authorized to issue a notice of violation imposing an administrative penalty upon any person who fails to perform an act required by this subchapter or who commits an act prohibited by this division. Such notice may include a corrective action order requiring the user to take one or more of the following corrective actions within 30 days:
(1) Conform to best management practices;
(2) Submit copies of the grease interceptor or trap maintenance log;
(3) Develop, submit and implement a FOG compliance plan to be approved by the Director or designated enforcement official; or
(4) Install a compliant grease interceptor.
(B) The administrative penalty for such violations shall be as provided in the schedule of administrative penalties adopted by the City Council by resolution.
(C) Notice of violation, with the applicable penalty for such violation noted thereon, shall be issued to and served upon the violator. Service of the notice may be by regular mail or by delivery in person.
(D) Penalties assessed pursuant to notice of violation shall be paid by the violator in full as directed in the notice within 30 days of its issuance.
(E) The administrative penalties set out in the schedule of administrative penalties shall be charged in lieu of the fines and penalties provided for in § 52.999, unless the violator refuses to correct the violation and pay the scheduled administrative penalty, or the WRA Director determines that immediate enforcement action by misdemeanor or municipal infraction prosecution is, in view of the particular circumstances of the case, necessary to achieve compliance with the requirements of this subchapter. A record of all violations, administrative penalties charged or other enforcement actions taken shall be maintained by the WRA for a period of three years.
(Ord. 2010-09, passed 7-13-2010; Am. Ord. 2019-03, passed 2-26-2019; Am. Ord. 2022-09, passed 8-23-2022) Penalty, see § 52.999