Paso Robles Municipal Code Art. IV Violations and Penalties

A. Except as this chapter may otherwise permit, following its effective date, it shall be unlawful for any person to connect to the city sewerage system except in the manner provided in this chapter. Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served by the director or other authorized person with 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. All persons shall be held strictly liable for any and all acts of agents or employees under the provisions of this chapter. Upon receiving notice of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of this chapter, the person or persons having charge of said work shall immediately correct the defect or violation.

B. Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any facility in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any other 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 facility during the period of such violation.

(Ord. No. 1105 N.S., § 2 (Exh. A), 12-1-2020)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor unless otherwise deemed to be an infraction by city ordinance or resolution and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine consistent with the maximum fine provided for a misdemeanor, or by a fine set as an infraction, or by imprisonment in the county jail.

Each and every connection or occupancy in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a separate violation, and each and every day and part of a day a violation of this chapter continues shall be deemed a separate offense hereunder and shall be punishable as such.

(Ord. No. 1105 N.S., § 2 (Exh. A), 12-1-2020)