Any person who has the care, custody, control or management of any premises or building, or who has control of the operation thereof or the collection of rentals therefrom, shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be deemed the agent of the owner of such premises or building, and the giving of all notices provided in this chapter to that agent shall be deemed notice to the owner. The mailing or delivery of bills for sewer service charges, permit fees, connection or trunkage charges, or other charges to that agent shall be deemed mailing or delivery to the owner.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989)
The utilities director and other duly authorized employees or representatives of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989)
The utilities director shall be the administrator of the city's sewerage system, and all instructions and decisions made by him shall be final but appeals from such instructions or decisions may be made to the hearing examiner in writing pursuant to SMC § 2.14.100. All such appeals must be filed within 14 calendar days of the appellant's receipt of the instructions or decision being appealed. The utilities director's instructions and decisions are deemed received immediately when conveyed in person or electronically, or three days after posting if sent by regular U.S. mail or commercial courier service. Where this chapter requires approval by permission or decision of, or instruction from, the utilities director, the utilities director shall be guided solely by generally recognized engineering standards and practices, the operational demands and requirements of the sewerage system, and the peculiarities of construction, topographies, soil condition, and other relevant special factors affecting specific decisions to be made by the utilities director.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1305 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or piece of equipment which is a part of the city sewer works.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss, damage, cost of inspection, cost of investigation, or cost of correction incurred by the city by reason of such violation, including any expenses incurred by the city in collecting from such person of such loss, damage, expense, cost of inspection, cost of investigation, or cost of correction, and further including the city's reasonable attorney fees and hearing examiner costs.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1305 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served by the city with or mailed written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations and make all necessary corrections.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989)
Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in SMC § 13.04.620, shall in addition to the items of expense provided in SMC § 13.04.610, become liable to the city for a penalty in the amount of $500.00 for each day that the violation continues, together with interest thereon at 12 percent per year, from the expiration of the time limit provided in SMC § 13.04.610.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989)
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter which in the opinion of the utilities director constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be abated pursuant to Chapter 8.16 SMC and/or by action in the superior court. The city shall be entitled to recover its costs incurred in pursuing nuisance abatement actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including attorney fees and consultant or expert witness fees, in administrative and/or superior court proceedings.
(Ord. 627 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1305 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)