Upon authorization by an adult on the premises, duly authorized employees of the city will be permitted to enter, in and upon any and all buildings and properties of customers for the purposes of inspection, reinspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing or otherwise performing such duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.
(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)
Any water service that is not authorized in city records will be considered a new service. All fees, charges, and deposits required by the city must be paid before the account is established in the city's water system. In the event such service is discovered and a service application is required by the city and is not obtained or the fees, charges, and deposits are not paid, the city may physically remove all city facilities at the property owner's expense. Any service which is in violation of this section will be considered an illegal service and will be back billed per Chapter 3.26.
(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)
It is unlawful for anyone to enclose a meter within or under a fence, wall, hedge, or otherwise obstruct access to meters. Upon the failure or refusal of the property owner or customer to remove any such unlawful obstruction within three days, after written notification to do so, the director of public works may take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to remedy the obstruction in order to access the meter, or may order the discontinuance of water service to the premises until the obstruction is removed. The customer will bear all costs, and will pay the city in accordance with the cost allocation plan, of remedying the obstruction and taking any additional meter reading that may be required.
(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, will be given written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for satisfactory corrective action. Except in the case of emergencies when the public interest and necessity require otherwise, and for the nonpayment of bills as set forth in Chapter 3.26, the time limit to correct such violation will be three working days. The property owner will be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of their tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees, permittees, guests or invitees.
In addition to all the enforcement mechanisms and penalties specified in this code, including those contained in Section 1.16.010, for violations of any rule or regulation established in this chapter or any other provision of this code related to the water system, the city may recover all costs incurred by the city in attending to the violation and require payment of all applicable fees in the cost allocation plan as well as legal fees and costs as set forth in Chapter 3.26.
The city may file civil actions to request the court to grant, as appropriate, any or all of the following remedies:
A. 
A temporary and/or permanent injunction.
B. 
Assessment of the violator for the costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring survey which led to the establishment of the violation, and for the reasonable costs of preparing and bringing legal action under this chapter.
C. 
Costs incurred in removing, correcting, or terminating the adverse effects resulting from the violation, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit.
The city may also pursue criminal prosecution for violations pursuant to Penal Code Section 498 or such other applicable laws.
(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013; Ord. 1065, 12/12/2023)