Whenever the city finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, the city may:
(A) Notice of violation and order for compliance.
(1) Issue written notice to the owner and/or responsible person, or their representatives. Such notice may require without limitation:
(a) The elimination of illicit connections or discharges;
(b) That violating discharges, practices, or operations shall cease and desist;
(c) The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(d) The abatement or remediation of storm water pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property;
(e) The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs; and/or
(f) The cessation of work until the violation is corrected.
(2) If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice may further advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore the affected property within the established deadline, the work will be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator.
(B) Levy fine(s). Issue fines against said person and/or owner pursuant to the provisions of the Violations Bureau in the municipal code.
(C) Withhold permits. The city may refuse to issue permits such as erosion control, right-of-way cut, and/or site permits, and may request that the Building Commissioner also withhold building permits, from the person responsible for the violation. The permits to be withheld may be for sites other than that where the violations have occurred.
(Ord. 40-2006, passed 9-11-06)