Patterson Municipal Code Art. X Enforcement

The charges and rentals levied pursuant to the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be collected by the city manager, who shall make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary for safe, economical and efficient management and protection of the city sewage system, the city sewage treatment and disposal works, and such regulations as may be necessary for the regulation, collection, rebating and refunding of such charges or rentals.

In the event of a violation of any of the laws of the state, the ordinances of the city or rules and regulations so established referring to the discharge of sewage, the city shall notify the person or persons causing, allowing or committing such violation, in writing, specifying the violation and requiring or implementing any or all of the following actions as determined by the city.

A. Require the user to submit, for approval, a detailed time schedule of specific actions the user shall take in order to correct or prevent said violation.

B. Require user to cease or prevent further violation within five days after the receipt of such notice.

C. Immediately disconnect sewer service.

D. When discharge of wastewater causes an obstruction, damage, or other impairment to public sewerage facilities, the city manager may assess a charge against the user for work required to clean or repair the facilities and add such charge to the user's monthly charges for use of public sewerage facilities.

E. Violation of the provisions of this chapter may result in fines levied at twenty-five dollars for the first offense, fifty dollars for the second offense and one hundred dollars for the third and subsequent violations.

F. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the city by reason of such violation.

(Ord. 250 § 1101, 1974; Ord. 739 (part), 2013)

Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city is 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. 250 § 1102, 7974)

As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, the city shall have the power to disconnect the user or subdivision sewer system from the sewer mains of the city.

(Ord. 250 § 1103, 1974)

When service has been disconnected as provided in this chapter, the city may require that the person or persons requesting that service be reestablished furnish a surety bond in the sum of five hundred dollars payable to the city and conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter before granting permission to make such reestablishment of service and any other terms imposed by the city.

(Ord. 250 § 1104, 1974)

During the period of such disconnection, habitation of such premises by human beings constitutes a public nuisance; whereupon the city shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the 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 the action.

(Ord. 250 § 1105, 1974)

The city declares that the foregoing procedures are established as a means of enforcement of the terms and conditions of its ordinances, rules and regulations, and not as a penalty.

(Ord. 250 § 1106, 1974)

Each charge or rental levied by or pursuant to this chapter on property within the city is made a lien upon the premises. The property owner is solely responsible for all sewage use or connection charges.

(Ord. 250 § 1107, 1974)