The purpose of this chapter is to protect and improve water quality of receiving waters by:
A. 
Reducing illicit discharges to the municipal stormwater system to the maximum extent practicable;
B. 
Eliminating illicit connections to the municipal stormwater system;
C. 
Eliminating spillage, dumping, and disposal of pollutant materials into the municipal stormwater system;
D. 
Reducing pollutant loads in stormwater and urban runoff, from land uses and activities identified in the municipal NPDES permit; and
E. 
Reducing the contribution of pollutants to the MS4 through interagency coordination.
The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act," codified and amended at 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The intent of this chapter is to enhance and protect the water quality of the receiving waters of the United States in a manner that is consistent with the Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto; applicable implementing regulations; the municipal NPDES permit, and any amendment, revision, or re-issuance thereof.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
For the purpose of the provisions of this chapter concerning water quality hereinafter set forth, the following words and phrases shall be construed to have the meanings set forth, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:
"Automotive service facility"
means a facility that is categorized in any one of the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. For inspection purposes, permittees need not inspect facilities with SIC codes 5013, 5014, 5511, 5541, 7532 through 7534, and 7536 through 7539 provided that these facilities have no outside activities or materials that may be exposed to stormwater.
"Basin plan"
means the Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Region, Basin Plan for the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, adopted by the Regional Water Board on June 13, 1994 and subsequent amendments.
"Best management practices" or "BMPs"
are practices, physical devices, or systems designed to prevent or reduce pollutant loading from stormwater or non-stormwater discharges to receiving waters, or designed to reduce the volume of stormwater or non-stormwater discharged to the receiving water.
"Clean Water Act"
means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.
"Commercial facility"
means any development on private land that is not industrial or residential. The category includes, but is not limited to: hospitals, laboratories and other medical facilities, educational institutions, recreational facilities, plant nurseries, car wash facilities; mini-malls and other business complexes, shopping malls, hotels, office buildings, public warehouses and other light industrial complexes, restaurants, automotive service facilities, automotive dealerships, and retail gasoline station outlets or any other definition provided in the municipal NPDES permit or Stormwater Quality Management Plan.
"Discharge"
means any release, spill, leak, pump, flow, escape, dumping, or disposal of any liquid, semi-solid, or solid substance.
"Disturbed area"
means an area that is altered as a result of clearing, grading, and/or excavation.
"Executive officer"
means executive officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles.
"Illicit connection"
means any man-made conveyance that is connected to the storm drain system without a permit, excluding roof drains and other similar type connections. Examples include channels, pipelines, conduits, inlets, or outlets that are connected directly to the storm drain system.
"Illicit discharge"
means any discharge into the MS4, or from the MS4 into a receiving water, that is prohibited under local, state, or federal statutes, ordinances, codes, or regulations. The term illicit discharge includes any non-stormwater discharge, except authorized non-stormwater discharges; conditionally exempt non-stormwater discharges; and non-stormwater discharges resulting from natural flows specifically identified in Part III.A.1.d of the NPDES permit.
"Industrial activity"
means any of the ten classifications of industrial facilities specified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Section 122.26(b)(14), defined by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and which is required to obtain a NPDES permit, not including construction activities.
"Low impact development (LID)"
consists of building and landscape features designed to retain or filter stormwater runoff.
"Maximum extent practicable" or "MEP"
means the extent to which the city can reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater runoff. MEP requires selecting and implementing effective BMPs, and rejecting applicable BMPs only where: (1) other effective BMPs will serve the same purpose; (2) the BMPs would not be technically feasible; or (3) the cost would be prohibitive. Factors considered include, but are not limited to:
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Effectiveness: whether the BMP addresses a pollutant of concern.
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Regulatory compliance: whether the BMP complies with stormwater regulations, as well as other environmental regulations.
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Public acceptance: whether the BMP has public support.
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Cost: whether the cost of implementing the BMP has a reasonable relationship to the pollution control benefits achieved.
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Technical feasibility: whether the BMP is technically feasible, considering soils, geography, and water resources.
"Municipal NPDES permit"
means California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, Order No. R4-2012-0175, NPDES Permit No. CAS004001 Waste Discharge Requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharge Within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles County, Except Those Discharges Originating from the City of Long Beach MS4, and any amendment thereto or re-issuance thereof.
"Municipal separate storm sewer system" (referred to herein as "MS4"),
means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains):
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Owned or operated by a state, city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to state law) having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special districts under state law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the CWA that discharges to waters of the United States;
2. 
Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
3. 
Which is not a combined sewer; and
4. 
Which is not part of a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR Section 122.2 (40 CFR Section 122.26(b)(8)).
"Non-stormwater discharge"
means any fluid discharge to the storm drain system and/or receiving waters that is not composed entirely of stormwater but may not necessarily be an illicit discharge.
"NPDES" or "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System"
means the national permitting program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements, under Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 307, 402, 318, and 405. The term includes an "approved program."
Mandated by Congress under the Clean Water Act, the NPDES Stormwater Program is a comprehensive two-phased national program for addressing the non-agricultural sources of stormwater discharges which adversely affect the quality of our nation's waters. The program uses the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting mechanism to require the implementation of controls designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by stormwater runoff into local water bodies.
"Outfall"
means a point source as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States, and does not include open conveyances connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances with connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States, and are used to convey waters of the United States (40 CFR Section 122.26(b)(9)) (Order No. R4-2012-0175).
"Owner"
as applied to a building or real property, means any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of the whole or of a part of such building or real property.
"Person"
means, within the context of this chapter, any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, or company.
"Pollutant" or "pollutants"
means those "pollutants" defined in CWA Section 502(6) (33 U.S.C. Section 1362(6)), and incorporated by reference into California Water Code Section 13373, and may include, but is not limited to, garbage, debris, lawn clippings, leaves, fecal waste, biological waste, sediment, sludge, manure, fertilizers, pesticides, oil, grease, gasoline, paints, solvents, cleaners, and any fluid or solid containing toxic or non-toxic chemicals, metals, including batteries.
"Public works director"
means the director of public works of the city of Pico Rivera.
"Receiving waters"
means rivers, lakes, oceans, or other bodies of water that receive runoff.
"Redevelopment"
means land-disturbing activity that results in the creation, addition, or replacement of five thousand square feet or more of impervious surface area on an already developed site. Redevelopment includes, but is not limited to: the expansion of a building footprint, addition or replacement of a structure, replacement of impervious surface area that is not part of a routine maintenance activity, and land disturbing activities related to structural or impervious surfaces. Redevelopment does not include routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of facility, nor does it include emergency construction activities required to immediately protect public health and safety.
"Regional Board"
means the appointed members of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region.
"Restaurant"
means a facility that sells prepared foods and drinks for consumption, including stationary lunch counters and refreshment stands selling prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption (SIC Code 5812).
"Retail gasoline outlet"
means any facility engaged in selling gasoline and lubricating oils.
"Runoff"
means any runoff including stormwater and dry weather flows from a drainage area that reaches a receiving water body or subsurface. During dry weather it is typically comprised of base flow either contaminated with pollutants or uncontaminated, and nuisance flows.
"Standard urban stormwater mitigation program"
means the Los Angeles countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program which includes descriptions of programs, collectively developed by the permittees in accordance with provisions of the NPDES permit, to comply with applicable federal and state law, as the same is amended from time to time.
"State Board"
means the State Water Resources Control Board of the California Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter "SWRCB").
"Stormwater runoff"
means any surface water flow produced by rain or snow melt.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
No person shall cause or allow an illicit discharge to enter the municipal stormwater system.
B. 
No person shall place, dump, dispose, litter, accumulate, maintain, discharge, or cause to enter into the MS4, any pollutant or any foreign object such as batteries, tires, waste receptacles, yard debris, refuse, rubbish, food waste, chemicals, animal waste or oil cans, which are also considered illicit discharges.
C. 
Any person causing an illicit discharge to the MS4 may be required to pay for the cost of clean-up and remediation.
D. 
Any owner of any private property from which a non-stormwater discharge is observed may be required to pay for the cost of collecting and analyzing the discharge to determine if it is an illicit discharge.
E. 
Discharges identified in Part III.A of the 2012 NPDES MS4 permit are considered exempt or conditionally exempt illicit discharges.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
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No person shall maintain or intentionally use a connection that operates to convey an illicit discharge to the municipal stormwater system.
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Upon discovery of an illicit connection, the person owning or operating such connection shall either remove it or render it incapable of conveying an illicit discharge.
C. 
If any person fails to eliminate an illicit connection after being called upon by the city to do so, the city administrator or the director of public works or designee(s), shall impose appropriate measures to remove or disable the illicit connection and may recover the costs from the owner of such illicit connection.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
Subject commercial facilities shall implement BMPs prescribed by the Regional Board or its executive officer, through programs or actions made pursuant to the municipal NPDES permit, as called for more particularly in the city's stormwater quality management program, or any revisions made thereto.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any industry in the city that is subject to waste discharge requirements specified in the SWRCB Water Quality Control Board's Industrial General Permit (IGP), or any revision or re-issuance thereof, to operate without a general industrial activities stormwater NPDES permit.
B. 
Industries that require a NPDES IGP shall retain on-site the following documents: (1) a copy of the notice of intent for general permit to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity; (2) a waste discharge identification number issued by the SWRCB; and/or (3) a stormwater pollution prevention plan and monitoring program plan; (4) any stormwater quality data; and (5) evidence of facility self-inspection.
C. 
Any industry in the city requiring a NPDES IGP shall, upon reasonable request from a duly authorized officer of the city, provide any of the documents described in subsection B of this section.
D. 
Industrial facilities not subject to the NPDES Industrial General permit that are subject to pollution control requirements under the municipal NPDES Permit, shall implement BMPs prescribed by the Regional Board or its executive officer, through programs or actions made pursuant to the municipal NPDES permit.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
Industrial facilities not subject to the general industrial activities stormwater NPDES permit but subject to pollution control requirements under the municipal NPDES permit, shall implement BMPs prescribed by the regional board or its executive officer, through programs or actions made pursuant to the municipal NPDES permit.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
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No person shall commence or continue any construction activity in the city that causes the disturbance of one acre or more of soil by clearing, grading, and excavating without demonstrating to the city that such person has obtained a NPDES Construction General Permit from the SWRCB. The NPDES Construction General Permit does not apply to the following construction activity:
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Routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility;
2. 
Disturbances to land surfaces solely related to agricultural operations such as disking, harrowing, terracing and leveling, and soil preparation;
3. 
Construction activity covered by an individual NPDES permit for stormwater discharges;
4. 
Landfill construction activity that is subject to the Industrial General Permit; or
5. 
Construction activity that discharges to combined sewer systems.
In the case of a public emergency that requires immediate construction activities, a discharger shall submit a brief description of the emergency construction activity within five days of the onset of construction, and then shall submit all PRDs within thirty days.
B. 
Any person engaged in a construction activity requiring a general construction activity stormwater NPDES permit shall retain at the construction site the following documents: (1) a copy of the notice of intent to comply with terms of the general permit to discharge water associated with construction activity; (2) a waste discharge identification number issued by the SWRCB; (3) a stormwater pollution prevention plan and monitoring program plan for the construction activity requiring the construction permit; and (4) records of all inspections, compliance and non-compliance reports, evidence of self-inspection and good housekeeping practices.
C. 
Any person engaged in a construction activity in the city requiring an NPDES general construction stormwater activity permit shall, upon reasonable request from a duly authorized officer of the city, provide any of the documents specified in subsection B of this section and shall retain said documents for at least three years after completion of construction.
D. 
Construction activity not subject to the NPDES Industrial General Permit that are subject to pollution control requirements under the municipal NPDES permit, shall implement BMPs prescribed by the Regional Board or its executive officer, through programs or actions made pursuant to the municipal NPDES permit.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
Any person engaged in a construction activity that is not subject to the general construction stormwater activity NPDES permit, but is subject to the municipal NPDES permit, shall comply with all requirements specified in the stormwater management quality program, including any revisions made thereto.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Program (SUSMP). Subject new development and redevelopment projects are required to comply with SUSMP conditions assigned by the city that shall consist of: (1) low impact development ("LID") structural and non-structural best management practices ("BMPs"); (2) source control BMPs; and (3) structural and non-structural BMPs for specific types of uses. LID controls effectively reduce the amount of impervious area of a completed project site and promote the use of infiltration and other controls that reduce runoff. Source control BMPs prevent runoff contact with pollutant materials that would otherwise be discharged to the MS4. Specific structural controls are also required to address pollutant discharges from certain uses including, but not limited to, developments, retail gasoline outlets, automotive service facilities, restaurants, and industrial and commercial facilities where pollutant materials are disposed, stored, or handled.
B. 
Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan Review and Approval. An applicant for a subject new development or a redevelopment project shall incorporate into the applicant's project plans into a SUSMP plan subject to city review and approval.
C. 
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Any project subject to CEQA review but is not specified in a redevelopment or development project category may be required to comply with any of the SUSMP requirements at the city's discretion.
D. 
Stormwater Management/Watershed Management Program. The city's stormwater management program ("SWMP") plan or watershed management program ("WMP") plan, whichever is in effect at the time of review, shall contain specific conditions and procedures for meeting planning land development and SUSMP requirements. The program plans shall contain guidance documents to facilitate compliance including, but not limited to, an updated SUSMP guidance manual, a Low Impact Development (LID) Guidance Manual, and Green Street Manual referencing the USEPA's guidance regarding Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure Manual.
E. 
Certificate of Occupancy. As a condition for issuing a certificate of occupancy for new development or redevelopment project, the authorized enforcement officer shall require facility operators and/or owners to build all the stormwater pollution control best management practices and structural or treatment control BMPs that are shown on the approved project plans and to submit a signed certification statement stating that the site and all structural or treatment control BMPs will be maintained in compliance with the SUSMP and other applicable regulatory requirements.
F. 
Transfer of Properties. The transfer or lease of a property subject to a requirement for maintenance of structural and treatment control BMPs shall include conditions requiring the transferee and its successors and assigns to either: (1) assume responsibility for maintenance of any existing structural or treatment control BMP; or (2) to replace existing structural or treatment control BMPs with new control measures or BMPs meeting the then current standards of the city and the SUSMP. Such requirement shall be included in any sale or lease agreement or deed for such property. The condition of transfer shall include a provision that the successor property owner or lessee conduct maintenance inspections of all structural or treatment control BMPs at least once a year and retain proof of inspection.
1. 
For residential properties where the structural or treatment control BMPs are located within a common area which will be maintained by a homeowner's association, language regarding the responsibility for maintenance shall be included in the project's conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs). Printed educational material will be required to accompany the first deed transfer to highlight the existence of the requirement and to provide information on what stormwater management facilities are present, signs that maintenance is needed, and how the necessary maintenance can be performed. The transfer of this information shall also be required with any subsequent sale of the property.
2. 
If structural or treatment control BMPs are located within an area proposed for dedication to a public agency, they will be the responsibility of the developer until the dedication is accepted.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
The director of public works, the city engineer, and duly authorized representatives thereof, are hereby authorized and directed to enforce all provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Nothing in this chapter precludes a local authority from using regular full-time employees to enforce this chapter. This authority shall be in addition to the authority granted to police and code enforcement officers.
C. 
Fees to be charged for plan checking, inspection, enforcement and any other activities carried out by the city shall be specified by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
The director of public works, city engineer, or duly authorized designee thereof, may, on twenty-four hours' oral or written notice, unless exigent circumstances justify a shorter time period, enter upon and inspect any private premises for the purposes of verifying compliance with the terms of this chapter and perform any duty imposed upon the officer by this chapter, provided that:
1. 
If such building or premises is occupied, he or she shall first present proper credentials and request entry.
2. 
If such building or premises is unoccupied, he or she shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or occupant of the building or premises and request entry. In the event that a request for entry is refused, the officer is hereby empowered to seek assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction in obtaining such entry.
B. 
Such inspection may include, but is not limited to:
1. 
Identifying products produced, processes conducted, chemicals and materials used, stored or maintained on the subject premises;
2. 
Identifying points of discharge of all waste water, non-stormwater, processed water system and pollutants;
3. 
Investigating the natural slope of the premises, including drainage patterns and man-made conveyance systems;
4. 
Establishing location of all points of discharge from the premises, whether by surface runoff or through a storm drain system;
5. 
Locating any illicit connection or illicit discharge;
6. 
Inspecting a vehicle, truck, trailer, tank or other mobile equipment;
7. 
Inspecting all records of the owner or occupant of public or private property relating to chemicals or processes presently or previously stored or occurring on the property, including material and/or chemical inventories, facilities maps or schematics and diagrams, material safety data sheets, hazardous waste manifests, business plans, pollution prevention plans, pollution prevention plans, state general permits, stormwater pollution prevention plans, state general permits, stormwater pollution prevention plans, and any and all records relating to illicit connections, illicit discharges, or any other source of contribution or potential contribution of pollutants to the municipal storm drain system;
8. 
Inspecting, sampling and testing any area runoff, soils area (including groundwater testing), process discharge, materials with any waste storage area (including any container contents), and/or treatment system discharges for the purpose of determining the potential for contribution of pollutants to the municipal storm drain system;
9. 
Inspecting the integrity of all storm drain and sanitary sewer systems any connection to other pipelines on the property, including the use of dye and smoke tests, video surveys, photographs or videotapes, and the taking of measurements, drawings, or any other records reasonably necessary to document conditions as they exist on the premises;
10. 
Installing and maintaining of monitoring devices for the purpose of measuring any discharge or potential source of discharge to the municipal storm drain system; or
11. 
Evaluating compliance with this chapter or the Clean Water Act.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)
A. 
The director of public works, city engineer, or duly authorized representatives may serve notice of violation upon a person owning or occupying a premises, describing the violations and requiring prompt correction thereof, when:
1. 
Pollutants or potential pollutants are being maintained, discharged or deposited in such a manner as to create, or if allowed to continue will create, any one or more of the following conditions: (a) a public nuisance; (b) a menace to the public safety; (c) pollution of underground or surface waters; (d) damage to any public sewer, municipal storm sewer system, or public or private property.
2. 
The person has failed to respond or comply with a previous notice of violation within the time period specified in the notice.
B. 
Failure to comply with a duly served notice of violation shall constitute a willful violation of this chapter.
C. 
The city manager, director of public works, or duly authorized representatives may serve a cease and desist order upon a person owning or occupying a premises, requiring the person to immediately:
1. 
Discontinue any illicit discharge, including process water, wastewater or pollutant discharge to the MS4;
2. 
Block or divert any flow of water from the property, where the flow is occurring in violation of any provision of this chapter; and
3. 
Discontinue any other violation of this chapter.
The cease and desist order may contain terms and conditions or other provisions to ensure compliance with this chapter.
D. 
Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. As a part of any sentence or other penalty imposed, or the award of any damage, the court may also order that restitution be paid to the city or any injured person, or, in the case of a violator who is a minor, by the minor's parent or lawfully designated guardian or custodian. Restitution may include the amount of any reward.
E. 
The city attorney is also authorized to file in a court of competent jurisdiction a civil action seeking an injunction against any violation or threatened or continuing violation of this chapter. Any temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction issued pursuant hereto may include an order for reimbursement to the city for all costs incurred in enforcing this chapter, including costs of inspection, investigation, monitoring, treatment, abatement, removal or remediation undertaken by or at the expense of the city, and may include all legal expenses and fees and any or all costs incurred relating to the restoration or remediation of the environment.
F. 
Each separate discharge in violation of this chapter and each day a violation described in this chapter exists, without correction, shall constitute a new and separate violation punishable as a separate criminal offense and/or civil violation.
G. 
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any provision of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or who discharges waste or wastewater which causes pollution, or who violates any cease and desist order, prohibition, or effluent limitation, also may be in violation of the Federal Clean Water Act and/or Porter-Cologne Act and may be subject to the sanctions of those acts, including civil and criminal penalties. In addition, the city attorney is authorized to file a citizen's suit pursuant to the Clean Water Act, seeking penalties, damages and orders compelling compliance and appropriate relief.
H. 
The penalties and remedies established by this chapter shall be cumulative.
I. 
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall reimburse the city for any and all costs incurred by the city in responding to, investigating, assessing, monitoring, treating, cleaning, removing, or remediating any illicit discharge or pollutant from the municipal storm drain system; rectifying any illicit connection; or remediating any violation of this chapter. Such costs to be paid to the city include all administrative expenses and all legal expenses, including costs and attorneys' fees, in obtaining compliance, and in litigation including all costs and attorneys' fees on any appeal. The costs to be recovered pursuant to this section shall be recoverable from any and all persons violating this chapter.
J. 
The city shall have full power and authority to take any necessary precautions including, but not limited to, decontamination, storm drain closure, packaging, diking, and transportation of materials, in order to protect life, protect property, or prevent an imminent hazard to the public's health, safety or welfare. In the event any violation of this chapter constitutes an imminent danger to public health, safety, or the environment, the director of public works, city engineer or any authorized agent thereof, may enter upon the premises from which the violation emanates, abate the violation and danger created to the public safety or the environment, and restore any premises affected by the alleged violation, without notice to or consent from the owner or occupant of the premises. An imminent danger shall include, but is not limited to, exigent circumstances created by the discharge of pollutants, where such discharge presents a significant and immediate threat to the public health or safety, or the environment.
K. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, violations of this chapter may further be deemed to be a public nuisance, which may be abated by administrative or civil or criminal action in accordance with the terms and provisions of this code and state law. All costs and fees incurred by the city as a result of any violation of this chapter which constitute a nuisance, including all administrative fees and expenses and legal fees and expenses, shall become a lien against the subject premises from which the nuisance emanated and a personal obligation against the owner, in accordance with Government Code Sections 38773.1 and 38773.5. The owner of record of the premises subject to any lien shall receive notice of the lien prior to recording, as required by Government Code Section 38773.1. The city attorney is authorized to collect nuisance abatement costs and enforce a nuisance lien in an action brought for money judgment, or by delivery to the county assessor of a special assessment against the premises in accordance with the conditions and requirements of Government Code Section 38773.5.
L. 
Any remedies provided to the city in this chapter are not exclusive, and the city may utilize any and all other remedies as otherwise provided by law.
M. 
Compliance by any person or entity with the provisions of this chapter shall not relieve any such person or entity from complying with other applicable local, state or federal statutory or regulatory requirements.
(Ord. 1086 § 1, 2014)