A. 
Whenever the City Engineer finds that any person has violated or is violating these rules and regulations or prohibitions, limitations or requirements contained herein, he may serve upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days, for the satisfactory correction thereof.
B. 
The City of Margate is only responsible for the repair and maintenance for the sewer main and lateral to the curbline. Any repair or maintenance on the property owner’s side of the curbline to the sewer main and lateral, including cleaning the sewer trap, is the responsibility of the property owner. If a sewer service connection becomes clogged, obstructed, broken, unfit for the purpose of drainage, or detrimental to the use of the public sewer system on the property owner's side of the curbline, the property owner shall repair the damage as directed by the Superintendent of Public Works or his designee. Should the property owner fail to make the necessary repair or maintenance as directed by the Superintendent of Public Works or his designee within seven days, the Superintendent may then cause the repair work to be done and charge the property owner for the cost of the work.
[Added 6-16-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011]
A. 
If the violation is not corrected by timely compliance, the City Engineer may order any person who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to show cause before the Authority why service should not be terminated. A written notice shall be served on the offending party specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the municipal utility regarding the violation and directing the offending party to show cause before the municipal utility why an order should not be made directing the termination of service. The notice of hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or office of a corporation.
B. 
The municipal utility may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence or may designate any of its members or any officer or employee to:
(1) 
Issue in the name of the municipal utility notices of hearings, requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in any such hearings.
(2) 
Take the evidence.
(3) 
Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the municipal utility for action thereon.
C. 
At any public hearing, testimony taken before the hearing authority or any person designated by it must be under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges therefor.
D. 
After the municipal utility has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the party responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate pretreatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed or existing pretreatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated and such further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate.
Any discharge in violation of the substantive provisions of the rules and regulations or an order of the municipal utility shall be considered a public nuisance. If any person discharges sewerage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the county sewer in violation of these rules and regulations or any order of the municipal utility, the City Solicitor shall commence an action for appropriate legal and/or equitable relief in an appropriate court of this county. In the event that such action is commenced by the Municipal Utility Solicitor, the prayer for relief shall include a claim for all costs of such action, including reasonable attorney's fees. In the event that the municipal utility prevails in such legal action, such costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be paid by the person against whom the proceeding has been commenced.