A. Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter, an industrial wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or wastewater requirement of the city, state, or federal government, or is found to have improperly used or maintained sewers, shall be served by the city engineer with a written notice of violation stating the nature of the violation and a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The person so served shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.

B. All persons shall be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from the acts of their agents, officers or employees. Upon being notified by the city engineer of any violation of this chapter, the person or persons having responsible charge of said work or facilities shall correct the same, within the stipulated time limit, at such person’s or persons’ expense.

C. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the city engineer to take any action, including emergency actions, disconnection of sewer, or any other enforcement action, without issuing a notice of violation; however, such notice of violation shall be issued as soon as possible. (Ord. 4740 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4198 § 3, 2004)