A. When the city engineer or authorized representative finds that any discharger has failed to comply with a notice of correction or has violated or continues to violate any prohibition, limitation or requirement contained in this chapter, any NPDES stormwater permit or the basin plan, the city may serve upon such person a written notice of violation stating the nature of the violation and the penalties for noncompliance. At a minimum, the notice of violation shall require that the discharger submit to the city engineer, within a time period specified in the notice, a plan indicating the cause of the violation and corrective actions which will be taken to prevent recurrence. A discharger shall be guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by the discharger.
B. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53069.4 and 36900.(b) the following violation assessments will apply to the issuance of a notice of violation by the city engineer or authorized representative:
1. A first notice of violation shall be issued for a first violation of this chapter and shall be punishable by a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00);
2. A second notice of violation shall be issued for a second violation of this same chapter within one year and shall be punishable by a minimum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00);
C. A third notice of violation shall be issued for a third violation of this same chapter within one year and shall be punishable by a minimum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year shall also be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00). (Ord. 229 § 3, 2005)