Indian Wells Municipal Code Ch. 8.34 Well Drilling

Riverside County Ordinance No. 682, adopted on October 31, 1989, is adopted and incorporated herein as if fully set out at length herein, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City.

(Ord. 288 § 1, 1991)

(a) Right of Entry by City. The City Manager, or designee, may at any and all reasonable times enter any and all places, property, enclosures, and structures for the purpose of conducting examinations and investigations to determine whether all provisions of this Chapter are being complied with.

(b) Violation of Chapter Provisions or Permit Provisions. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association of persons to violate any provision of this Chapter or to violate the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this Chapter. Any person, firm, corporation, or association of persons, violating any provision of this Chapter or the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this Chapter, shall be deemed guilty of any infraction or misdemeanor as herein specified. Such person, firm, corporation or association of persons shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion there of during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this Chapter, is committed, continued, or permitted.

(c) Penalties. Any person, firm, corporation, or association of persons so convicted shall be (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; and (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation at the same site. The third and any additional violations on the same site shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1000.00) or six (6) months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person, firm, corporation, or association of persons from the responsibility for correcting the violation.

(d) Public Nuisance. Anything done, maintained, or suffered in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, is a public nuisance dangerous to the health and safety of the public and may be enjoined or summarily abated in the manner provided by law. Every public officer or body lawfully empowered to do so shall abate the nuisance immediately.

(Ord. 288 § 1, 1991)