It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provisions or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Code. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding one month, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.
(§ 1, Ord. 20, 07-15-1952; amended, § 1, Ord. 56, 04-05-1977)
In the event of a violation of any of the provisions of this Code or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the General Manager of the District shall notify the owner and tenant of such property and/or the person causing, allowing or committing such violation in writing that service is intended to be so terminated and conduct a hearing thereon as herein provided. Such notice shall be mailed to the owner at the address shown on the records of the Assessor of the County or as known to the Clerk, and a copy shall be delivered to the tenant or posted conspicuously on the property. The notice shall state the date of proposed termination of service and the reasons therefore and the date the District Board shall hold a hearing upon such intended termination. Such hearing shall not be held less than ten (10) days subsequent to the giving of notice as herein required. Upon the failure of such person or persons to cease or prevent further violations, the Board at such hearing shall authorize District personnel to enter upon the premises involved and disconnect, at the most accessible location, the property served from the District’s wastewater collection system. It shall be unlawful thereafter for any person to reconnect the premises to the District’s wastewater collection system without a written permit from the District Inspection staff.
(§ 1, Ord. 20, 07-15-1952; amended, § 1, Ord. 25, 08-19-1952; § 1, Ord. 44, 11-17-1970; § 1, Ord. 162, 07-01-2014)
When service has been disconnected as provided in the foregoing Section, the District shall require that the person requesting that such service be re-established, furnish a deposit in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), payable to the District, and conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this Code before granting permission to make such connection. The person making application for such re-establishment of service shall pay all expenses incurred by the District in causing such disconnection and reconnection before such permission may be granted.
(§ 1, Ord. 20, 07-15-1952; amended, § 1, Ord. 162, 07-01-2014)