(a) Any person in violation of any of the terms of this chapter, or who, being the owner or agent of the owner of any lot, tract, or parcel of land, shall suffer or permit another to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, convert, attach, or maintain any such facility, shall be deemed to have violated the provisions hereof and commits a misdemeanor of the first degree with each day during the period such violation continues constituting a separate offense.
(b) If any utility installation is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, attached, or maintained in violation of this chapter or of any regulations made pursuant hereto, the proper officer of the Village, in addition to other remedies, may institute in the name of the Village any appropriate action or proceeding, whether by legal process or otherwise, to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, attachment, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the use of such utility installation, and/or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such utility installation.
(c) The Municipal Manager is authorized to make requests and to issue orders regarding utility installations in the right-of-way for the purpose of public safety and compliance with this chapter. The Municipal Manager is also authorized to conduct visual and external inspections of utility installations in the right-of- way at any time and shall make efforts to coordinate with the provider responsible for a utility installation for any internal inspection of the relevant equipment.
(Ord. 16-2018, passed 7-31-2018)