The position of stormwater inspector is hereby created for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter and the powers delegated to it by laws and statutes relating to the stormwater system in the city.
A. Duties Of Inspectors: The stormwater inspector is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Perform all functions necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter;
2. Inspect or cause to be inspected, as often as needed, all sites or places for the purpose of determining whether they are in compliance with all provisions of this code as outlined in this chapter.
B. Violations: If the stormwater inspector determines that any of the conditions listed in this chapter exist on any property within the limits of the city, or if the impact of any conditions listed in this chapter exist outside of this city due to operations within the city, the stormwater inspector shall:
1. Ascertain the names of the owners and occupants of the property where the conditions exist, together with a description of the property;
2. Ascertain the names of the persons conducting operations on the property in violation of this code and associated information related to the permit, if issued;
3. Issue a written notice to the owner, occupant or persons conducting operations on the property identifying the conditions violating this chapter and give notice that they must be corrected within the next ten (10) calendar days;
4. If the situation warrants, issue a stop work order to the owner, occupant or persons conducting operations on the property, identifying the conditions violating this chapter and give notice that all operations must stop immediately, within the confines of public safety;
5. All stop work orders shall also state that failure to comply with this request shall result in the city taking action to remedy the problem by any means available, including legal action.
C. Stop Work Order: The stop work order shall:
1. Require the person to whom it is sent to correct the violation within the time period the stormwater inspector shall designate, which shall be not less than ten (10) days, nor greater than twenty (20) days, and shall be known as the correction period. The time given to remedy the violation shall begin to accumulate the day following the day on which the citation is issued.
2. Contain a specific statement of the nature of the violation and generally describe the premises on which the violation exists.
3. Inform the person to whom the notice is issued that if compliance is accomplished within the correction period and is fully remedied as outlined in section 8-5-19 of this chapter, the notice will be signed by the stormwater inspector and filed with the building permit.
4. Inform the person that in the event a criminal prosecution is pursued, the prosecution shall be for a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 2007-14, 11-7-2007; amd. Ord. 2018-02, 5-16-2018)