§ 75-501 — General

Sec. 75-501. - General.

(a) Authority to enforce. The provisions of this ordinance shall be enforced by the stormwater director or any authorized agent of the city. (b) Violation unlawful. Any failure to comply with an applicable requirement, prohibition, standard, or limitation imposed by this ordinance, or the terms or conditions of any permit or other development or redevelopment approval or authorization granted pursuant to this ordinance, is unlawful and shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. (c) Each day a separate offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation or offense. (d) Responsible persons/entities. Any person who erects, constructs, reconstructs, alters (whether actively or passively), or fails to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, repair or maintain all or any portion of a stormwater management system in violation of this ordinance shall be subject to the remedies, penalties, and/or enforcement actions in accordance with this section. Persons subject to the remedies and penalties set forth herein may include the owner as well as any architect, engineer, builder, contractor, developer, agency, or any other person who has control over, the responsibility for, or the use of the property on which the violation occurs and who participates in, assists, directs, creates, causes, or maintains a condition that results in or constitutes a violation of this ordinance, or fails to take appropriate action, so that a violation of this ordinance results or persists. (e) Civil penalties and costs collected pursuant to this ordinance shall be credited to the city's stormwater enterprise fund.

(Ord. No. 4618, § 1, 5-19-08)