Ione Municipal Code Ch. 13.40 Enforcement and Penalty

Any person found to be violating any provision of this article or any ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, except Sections 13.24.100 and 13.36.010, shall be served by the city engineer or other authorized person with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Said time limit shall not be less than two nor more than seven working days. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. All persons shall be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of agents or employees done under the provisions of this article or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city. Upon being notified by the sewage treatment supervisor of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of this article, the person or persons having charge of said work shall immediately correct the same.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).

Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of this or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city is declared to be a public nuisance. The city may cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the building or industrial facility during the period of such violation.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).

As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of this article or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, the sewage treatment supervisor shall have the power to disconnect the user or subdivision sewer system from the sewer mains of the city. Upon disconnection, the city engineer shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the system, and such user shall deposit the cost, as estimated, of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system. The city clerk shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).

During the period of such disconnection, habitation of such premises by human beings shall constitute a public nuisance, whereupon the city shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement for the occupancy of said premises by human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition of reconnection, there is to be paid to the city a reasonable attorney's fee and cost of suit arising in said action.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).

Violation of any provision of this article by any person constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars, imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or both. Each and every connection or occupancy in violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed a separate violation and each and every day or part of a day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense hereunder and shall be punishable as such.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).

Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules or regulations of the city shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation.

(Ord. 323 §2(part), 1992).