(a) Willful damage. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to immediate arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.
(b) Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty and no/100ths ($250.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(c) Notices: Abatement of hazards. Any person found to be violating any of the provisions of this chapter, except subsection ((a) of this section, shall be served with a written notice by the Engineer stating the nature of the violation and requiring a time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Any person who shall continue any such violation in excess of sixty (60) days shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in subsection(b) of this section; provided, however, if the Engineer determines that the violation results in a public hazard or menace to the public health or safety, he may enter upon the premises without notice and do everything necessary to abate such hazard or menace to the public health or safety. The actual cost incurred by the Engineer in taking such abatement action shall be a legal charge against the violator. (§§ 701, 801, and 802, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)