Ordinance No 63 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING PENALTY AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

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1 Ordinnce No AN ORDINANCE ENACTING PENALTY AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS The Bord of Director of the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict doe herey ordin follow SECTION Short Title Thi Ordinnce hll e known nd referred to the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict Penlty nd Enforcement Ordinnce SECTION Purpoe nd Finding Purpoe The Bord of Director of the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict the Ditrict deire to et forth nd enct enforcement proviion for violtion of it ordinnce rule permit nd regultion The Ditrict deire to enct generl penlty proviion including criminl penltie purunt to Helth nd Sfety Code ection et eq penltie relting to indutril wte purunt to Government Code ection 0 et eq nd dminitrtive penltie llowed y Government Code ection 09 Finding It cn e een with certinty tht there i no poiility tht the ction eing tken y thi Ordinnce will hve ignificnt effect on the environment nd thi Ordinnce i therefore exempt from CEQA purunt to Section 0 of the Stte CEQA Guideline SECTION Enforcement Proviion The Bord of Director herey dopt the following penlty nd enforcement proviion ARTICLE GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS AND ENFORCEMENT Criminl Penltie A violtion of ny rule regultion or ordinnce of the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict Ditrict i midemenor punihle y imprionment in the county jil not to exceed 0 dy or y fine not to exceed one thound dollr 000 or y oth Retrining Order nd Injunction The Ditrict my petition the uperior court for the iunce of temporry retrining order preliminry injunction nd or permnent injunction retrining ny peron from violting ny rule regultion or ordinnce of the Ditrict

2 Correction y Ditrict In order to enforce the proviion of ny ordinnce or rule of the Ditrict the Ditrict my correct ny violtion of ny rule regultion or ordinnce of the Ditrict The cot of uch correction my e dded to ny ewer ervice chrge pyle y the peron violting the ordinnce or the owner or tennt of the property upon which the violtion occurred nd the Ditrict hll hve uch remedie for the collection of uch cot it h for the collection of ewer ervice chrge Pulic Nuince Any violtion of the utntive proviion of ny Ditrict rule regultion or ordinnce or in violtion of n order of the Bord i herey deemed pulic nuince Any peron creting pulic nuince i guilty of midemenor Remedie Not Excluive Unle otherwie provided the remedie provided in thi Article hll e cumultive nd not excluive Attorney Fee nd Cot The Ditrict my elect t the initition of ny prticulr ction dminitrtive proceeding or pecil proceeding to eek ttorney fee nd cot If the Ditrict o elect then the previling prty in uch ction dminitrtive proceeding or pecil proceeding hll e entitled to eek recovery of it own reonle ttorney fee Any wrd of ttorney fee hll not exceed the mount of reonle ttorney fee nd cot incurred y the Ditrict in the ction dminitrtive proceeding or pecil proceeding The Ditrict my eek it ttorney fee nd cot incurred fter doption of thi ection for ny ction or dminitrtive proceeding or pecil proceeding tht i pending upon doption of thi ection provided tht the Ditrict mke the election to eek it ttorney fee nd cot Additionl Enforcement Procedure The enforcement procedure et forth in thi Article re in ddition to nd not in limittion of the enforcement procedure otherwie provided for y lw or in thi Ordinnce The Ditrict my utilize ny ville locl Ditrict Stte or Federl enforcement procedure in ddition to or in lieu of the procedure provided for in thi Article

3 ARTICLE PENALTIES RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL WASTE Civil Penltie Relting To Indutril Wte Adminitrtive Complint The Ditrict my iue n dminitrtive complint to ny peron who violte ny requirement dopted or ordered y the Ditrict relting to the pretretment of indutril wte or the prevention of the entry of indutril wte into the Ditrict collection ytem or tretment work The dminitrtive complint hll llege the ct or filure to ct tht contitute violtion of the Ditrict requirement the proviion of lw uthorizing the Ditrict to impoe civil liility nd the propoed civil penlty The dminitrtive complint hll e erved y peronl delivery or certified mil on the peron ccued of violting the Ditrict indutril wte dichrge requirement nd hll inform the peron erved tht hering hll e conducted within ixty 0 dy fter the peron h een erved Hering The hering hll e efore hering officer deignted y the Ditrict Mnger The peron who h een iued the dminitrtive complint my wive the right to hering in which ce no hering hll e held A peron ditified with the hering officer deciion my ppel to the Bord y umitting written requet to the Ditrict Secretry within thirty 0 dy of notice of the hering officer deciion The Bord in it dicretion my either deny review or et hering dte to review the hering officer deciion Civil Penltie If fter hering or ppel the Ditrict find tht the peron violted reporting or dichrge requirement the hering officer or Bord pplicle my e civil penlty gint tht peron tking into conidertion ll relevnt circumtnce including ut not limited to the extent of hrm cued y the violtion the economic enefit derived through ny noncomplince the nture nd peritence of the violtion the length of time over which the violtion occur nd corrective ction if ny ttempted or tken y the dichrger Civil penltie for uch violtion my e impoed follow In n mount which hll not exceed two thound dollr for ech dy for filing or refuing to furnih technicl or monitoring report In n mount which hll not exceed three thound dollr for ech dy for filing or refuing to timely comply with ny complince chedule etlihed y the Ditrict In n mount which hll not exceed three thound dollr per violtion for ech dy for dichrge in violtion of ny wte dichrge limittion permit c condition or requirement iued reiued or dopted y the Ditrict In n mount which doe not exceed ten dollr 0 00 per gllon for dichrge in violtion of ny upenion cee nd deit order or other order or prohiition iued reiued or dopted y the Ditrict d

4 Unle ppeled order etting dminitrtive civil penltie under thi Section hll ecome effective nd finl upon iunce thereof nd pyment hll e mde within thirty 0 dy Copie of order iued under Section hll e erved y peronl ervice or regitered mil upon the prty erved with the dminitrtive complint nd upon other peron who ppered t the hering nd requeted copy Review y Superior Court Any prty ggrieved y finl order iued y the Bord under Section fter grnting review of the hering officer order my otin review of the Bord order in uperior court y filing petition for writ of mndte within thirty 0 dy following the ervice of copy of the Bord order Any prty ggrieved y finl order of the hering officer iued under Section for which the Bord denie review my otin review of the hering officer order in uperior court y filing petition for writ of mndte within thirty 0 dy following the ervice of copy of the Bord deciion denying review of the hering officer order If no petition for writ of mndte i filed within the time provided y Section the order hll not e uject to review y ny court or gency Collection of Fine nd Penltie Lien The mount of ny civil penltie impoed under thi Article which hve remined delinquent for period of 0 dy hll contitute lien gint the rel property of the dichrger The lien provided herein hll hve no force nd effect until recorded with the Contr Cot County Recorder When recorded it hll hve the force nd effect nd priority of judgment lien nd continue for ten 0 yer from the time of recording unle ooner releed nd hll e renewle in ccordnce with Code of Civil Procedure Section 0 to 0 Cumultive Remedie Remedie for collecting nd enforcing fine nd penltie for violtion of thi Article re cumultive nd my e ued lterntively with other enforcement remedie nd none of the remedie re excluive except tht no penltie hll e recoverle under thi Article for ny violtion for which civil liility i recovered under Government Code ection 0 c Petition to Court Fine nd penltie my e collected y n ction in ny court of competent juridiction gint peron or peron who owned the property where the violtion occurred Expenditure of Fine nd Penltie A required y Government Code ection ll money collected under thi Article hll e depoited into pecil ccount nd 0 hll e mde ville for the monitoring tretment nd control of dichrge in the ewer ytem or for other mitigtion meure Ditrict

5 Civil Lwuit Inted of puring the dminitrtive complint procedure et forth in Section ove the Ditrict my petition the uperior court to impoe e nd recover um not to exceed twentyfive thound dollr 00 dy for violtion of the Ditrict 000 requirement relting to the pretretment of indutril wte or the prevention of the entry of indutril wte into the Ditrict collection ytem or tretment work If the Ditrict petition the uperior court under thi Section the civil penltie decried in Section hll not e recoverle ARTICLE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS Adminitrtive Cittion Ue of thi Article hll e t the ole dicretion of the Ditrict nd i uthorized y Government Code ection 09 By dopting thi Article the Ditrict doe not intend to limit it dicretion or ility to utilize ny criminl civil or other remedie or ny comintion thereof to ddre ny violtion of the Ditrict ordinnce Thi Article mke ny violtion of ny Bord dopted ordinnce uject to dminitrtive civil fine Thi Article etlihe the dminitrtive procedure for the impoition enforcement collection nd dminitrtive review of civil fine purunt to Government Code ection 09 An dminitrtive civil fine hll e impoed y men of n dminitrtive cittion iued y n officer nd hll e pid directly to the Ditrict Pyment of civil fine hll not excue filure to correct violtion nor hll it r concurrent or further enforcement ction y the Ditrict The Ditrict Mnger or deignee thereof my dimi cittion t ny time if determintion i mde tht it w iued in error in which event ny depoit of civil fine hll e refunded Notice of uch ction hll e given to the citee in writing The Ditrict Mnger or deignee thereof i uthorized to promulgte procedurl rule nd regultion governing the proviion in thi Article Definition Term nd Definition The following term when ued in thi Article hll hve the following mening Bord men the Bord of Director of the Ditrict

6 Cittion men n dminitrtive cittion tht i iued to reponile peron purunt to thi Article c Citee men reponile peron to whom cittion i iued d Ditrict men the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict e Civil fine i the monetry nction etlihed in Section elow Code hll include i ll ordinnce dopted y the Bord nd ll f code or ordinnce incorported therein y doption or reference ii ll uniform technicl or other code or ordinnce incorported therein y doption or reference iii ll other tte lw pplicle to the Ditrict nd iv ll rule regultion permit licene nd order iued or dopted y the Ditrict Ditrict Mnger hll men the peron ppointed y the Bord to g perform the dutie of Ditrict Mnger Officer hll men ny Ditrict employee uthorized to enforce the ordinnce nd rule The Ditrict Mnger my deignte peron to ct officer Ditrict for purpoe of implementing the proviion of thi Article h i Hering Officer men privte entity orgniztion ocition or peron or pulic officil or duly contituted reviewing uthority or commiion tht the Ditrict Mnger deignte or ppoint to conider ll timely requet for n dminitrtive hering upon iunce of cittion j Owner men nd include ny peron hving legl title to or who lee rent occupie or h chrge control or poeion of or reponiility for ny rel property in the Ditrict juridiction including ll peron identified owner on the lt equlized ement roll of the Contr Cot County Aeor Office An owner of peronl property or niml hll e ny peron who h legl title chrge control or poeion of or reponiility for peronl property An owner my include n gent mnger or repreenttive thereof k Peron men nd include ny individul prtnerhip of ny kind corportion of ny kind limited liility compny ocition joint venture or other orgniztion or entity however formed well fiducirie trutee heir executor dminitrtor or ign or ny comintion of uch peron Peron lo include ny pulic entity or gency tht ct n owner in the Ditrict Property or premie men ny rel property or improvement thereon or portion thereof the ce my e Property include ny prkwy or unimproved pulic eement utting uch rel property Property hll lo include ll form of peronl property or niml where pplicle

7 Reponile peron men ny peron whether n owner or m otherwie tht llow cue crete mintin or permit violtion of the code to exit or continue y ny ct or the omiion of ny ct or duty Serve or ervice men either peronl delivery or depoit in the n United Stte Mil firt cl in eled envelope potge prepid Service hll include declrtion under penlty of perjury etting forth the dte of peronl delivery or for ervice y mil the dte of depoit in the mil Service y peronl delivery hll e deemed complete on the dte of the delivery Service y mil hll e deemed complete on the dte of depoit in the mil Violtion men n ct or omiion of ny ct or ue or condition tht o contitute n offene of the code well rech or violtion of ny condition of permit pprovl or licene iued purunt to the code Scope Thi Ordinnce provide for the impoition of civil fine purunt to cittion for ny violtion of the code well for rech or violtion of ny condition of permit pprovl or licene iued purunt to the code Thi remedy my e utilized in plce of or in ddition to ny other remedy llowed y the code or tte lw The Ditrict Mnger or deignee thereof hll hve ole dicretion to utilize ny remedy or remedie uthorized y lw Iunce nd Service of Cittion Whenever n officer determine tht violtion of the code h occurred the officer my iue nd erve cittion on ny peron reponile for the violtion Ech cittion hll contin the following informtion Nme nd miling ddre of the peron or peron to whom the cittion i iued Identifiction of the proviion or proviion of the code violted The officil my iue ingle cittion for multiple violtion of the code c A decription of the condition or circumtnce contituting the including the ddre or loction nd dte of the violtion violtion d The mount of the civil fine impoed for ech violtion the procedure nd plce to py the civil fine the dte y which the civil fine i required to e pid nd the conequence of the filure to py

8 e When pproprite the ction required to correct the violtion nd if pplicle ny dedline or time limittion for commencing nd completing uch ction f The right to eek dminitrtive review of the cittion y filing n ppel with the Ditrict Clerk within thirty 0 dy of the dte tht the cittion i erved nd notice tht the filure to ppel will mke the iunce of the cittion finl ction y the Ditrict for which there i no further dminitrtive review nd no judicil review nd g The dte the cittion i iued nd the nme nd ignture of the chrging officil Ech dy tht violtion under the code i committed continued or permitted hll e eprte violtion for which cittion my e iued Civil Fine Except otherwie provided in ny ordinnce the mount of the civil fine et y the officer under thi Article hll e The civil fine hll not exceed one thound dollr 000 The mount of uch civil fine my e modified from time to time y reolution of the Bord provided they do not exceed the limit et forth in thi ection or thoe llowed y tte lw When Civil Fine Due Pyment of Civil Fine Lte Pyment Fee The cittion hll et forth the dte y which the civil fine i required to e pid which dte hll llow t let thirty 0 dy for pyment from the dte tht the cittion i erved The civil fine hll e due nd pyle on or efore the dte et forth in the cittion unle the peron cited h requeted hering nd dvnce depoit hrdhip wiver in complince with the requirement of Section nd Civil fine tht remin unpid 0 dy fter the due dte hll e uject to lte plu interet t the rte of percent per month on the pyment penlty of 0 percent 0 outtnding lnce which hll e dded to the penlty mount from the dte tht pyment i due All civil fine nd lte pyment fee hll e pyle to the Ditrict nd depoited in the Ditrict generl fund unle the pyment i mde purunt to proviion of the code tht provide otherwie The mount of ny civil fine not pid within the time required under thi Article including the mount of ny pplicle lte pyment chrge contitute det to the Ditrict The Ditrict my file civil ction or purue ny other legl remedy to collect uch money In ny civil ction to otin pyment of the civil fine nd ny lte pyment penltie the Ditrict hll e entitled to otin judgment for the mount of the unpid civil fine nd penlty

9 pyment nd in ddition for the cot nd ttorney fee incurred y the Ditrict in ringing ny civil ction to enforce the proviion of thi Article For ny confirmed finl or unconteted civil fine lte chrge or other fee impoed nd unpid purunt to the procedure et forth in thi Article the Ditrict my in it ole dicretion record lien with the Contr Cot County Recorder Office gint the rel property of the citee upon which the offene occurred A lien my e recorded no ooner thn thirty 0 dy fter expirtion of the lt dy to py ny confirmed finl or unconteted civil fine lte chrge or other fee impoed nd unpid purunt to the procedure et forth in thi Article provided tht t let ten 0 dy written notice of the potentil for uch ction i erved upon the reponile peron well on ll peron hving n ownerhip interet in the uject rel property hown in the lt equlized ement roll of the Contr Cot County Aeor Office Service thereof hll e y firt cl mil Filure of ny peron to receive uch notice hll not invlidte ny ction or proceeding purunt to thi Article The Ditrict hll record notice of tifction of the lien with the Contr Cot County Recorder office within thirty 0 clendr dy of receipt of pyment in full The Ditrict hll e entitled to recover it ttorney fee nd ll relted collection cot riing from ny ction to collect or forecloe ny confirmed finl or unconteted civil fine lte chrge or other fee impoed nd unpid purunt to the procedure et forth in thi Article Right to n Adminitrtive Hering Any citee my contet the violtion or tht he or he i reponile peron y filing requet for n dminitrtive hering in the office of the Ditrict Secretry Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict 0 Wlnut Medow Drive Okley CA 9 within thirty 0 clendr dy from the dte of ervice of the cittion If the office of the Ditrict Secretry doe not receive the requet in the required period the citee hll hve wived the right to hering nd the cittion hll e deemed finl No fee hll e chrged for the filing of requet for hering Except provided in Section requet for hering hll e ccompnied y the entire mount of the civil fine tted in the cittion Filure to depoit the civil fine within the required time period hll render requet for n dminitrtive hering incomplete nd untimely Civil fine tht re depoited with the Ditrict hll not ccrue interet Civil fine depoited hll e returned to the peron tendering the civil fine in the event cittion i overturned A requet for hering hll contin the following The cittion numer 9

10 The nme ddre telephone numer nd emil ddre of ech peron conteting the cittion c A ttement of the reon why cittion i eing conteted nd d The dte nd ignture of the citee The peron filing the requet for hering hll e notified in writing y firt cl mil of the dte time nd plce et for the hering which hll e conducted within ixty 0 dy of the dte timely nd complete requet i received y the office of the Ditrict Secretry Such notice hll e given t let ten 0 clendr dy prior to the dte of the hering Service of thi notice i deemed complete t time of miling The filure of citee to receive properly ddreed notice hll not invlidte the cittion or ny hering Ditrict ction or proceeding conducted purunt to thi Article If the officer umit n dditionl written report concerning the cittion to the office of the Ditrict Secretry for conidertion t the hering then copy of thi report hll lo e erved y firt cl mil on the peron requeting n dminitrtive hering no le thn three clendr dy prior to the dte thereof Filure to receive uch report hll not invlidte the cittion or ny hering Ditrict ction or proceeding conducted purunt to thi Article A timely requet for hering hll not excue citee from the duty to immeditely te violtion of the code nor from ny other reponiility or legl conequence for continution or repeted occurrence of violtion of the code Advnce Depoit Hrdhip Wiver Any peron my eek wiver from the requirement to depoit the civil fine prior to n dminitrtive hering et forth in Section The peron requeting wiver hll file n ppliction for hrdhip wiver with upporting mteril no lter thn thirty 0 dy from the dte of ervice of the cittion The upporting mteril hll include declrtion under penlty of perjury etting forth the circumtnce demontrting tht the depoit requirement would impoe n undue hrdhip on the pplicnt well ny document or other informtion tht the pplicnt wnt the Ditrict to conider in upport of the ppliction for wiver The Ditrict Mnger or hi or her deignee hll determine within ten 0 dy of receiving the ppliction whether to grnt or deny the requet for wiver etting forth the reon for the determintion The Ditrict Mnger hll erve the written determintion pecifying the reon for iuing or not iuing the hrdhip wiver on the pplicnt nd the officil y firt cl mil The Ditrict Mnger written determintion hll e finl dminitrtive determintion If the Ditrict Mnger determine tht the citee i not entitled to hrdhip wiver the citee hll tender the full mount of the civil fine to the office of the Ditrict Secretry within ten 0 clendr dy of the dte the deciion i depoited with the S Potl Service In the event the Ditrict Secretry doe not receive the full mount of the U civil fine in the required period i the civil fine hll e uject to the penlty nd interet 0

11 proviion et forth in Section ii the requet for hering i rendered incomplete nd untimely nd iii the citee hll hve wived the right to hering nd the cittion hll e deemed finl Filure to umit either the civil fine or timely ppliction for hrdhip wiver long with record tht upport clim of finncil hrdhip hll render the requet for hering incomplete nd untimely In thi event the citee hll hve wived the right to hering nd the cittion hll e deemed finl 9 Adminitrtive HeringProcedure The Ditrict Mnger hll deignte or ppoint hering officer who hll e elected in mnner tht void the potentil for pecuniry or other i nd in no event hll 9 the citing officer nor ny other officer or employee in hi her deprtment e the hering officer 9 Adminitrtive hering re informl nd forml rule of evidence nd dicovery do not pply The cittion i prim fcie evidence of the violtion nd the officer who iued the cittion i not required to ttend or prticipte t the hering The citee nd officer if preent hll hve n opportunity to preent evidence nd witnee nd to croexmine witnee A citee my ring n interpreter to the hering provided there i no expene to the Ditrict therefor The hering officer my quetion ny peron who preent evidence or who tetifie t ny hering 9 A citee my pper t the hering in peron or y written declrtion executed under penlty of perjury Such declrtion nd ny document in upport thereof hll e tendered to nd received y the office of the Ditrict Secretry t let three uine dy prior to the hering If the citee fil to ttend the cheduled hering or doe not umit written declrtion in timely mnner he or he hll e deemed to hve wived the right to hering In uch n intnce the hering officer hll cncel the hering nd not render deciion In uch intnce the cittion hll e deemed finl 9 Hering my e continued once t the requet of citee or the officer who iued the cittion The hering officer my lo continue the hering 0 Hering Officer DeciionRight of Appel Therefrom 0 After conidering ll of the tetimony nd evidence umitted t the hering the hering officer hll iue written deciion upholding modifying or vcting the cittion nd hll tte the reon for the determintion The citee hll e erved y firt cl mil potmrked no lter thn twenty 0 clendr dy from the dte of the concluion of the hering with copy of the hering officer written deciion The dte the deciion i depoited with the U S Potl Service hll contitute the dte of it ervice The filure of citee to receive properly ddreed deciion hll not invlidte ny hering Ditrict ction or proceeding conducted purunt to thi Article The deciion of the hering officer hll e finl

12 0 If the hering officer uphold the cittion the Ditrict hll retin the mount of the civil fine tht the ppellnt depoited with the Ditrict If no ppellnt h depoited the civil fine with the Ditrict the hering officer hll et forth in the deciion chedule for pyment of the civil fine The peron cited hll py the civil fine y the dte or dte et forth in the hering officer chedule nd the filure to do o hll reult in the ement of penlty nd interet et forth in Section 0 If the hering officer vcte the cittion the Ditrict hll promptly refund the depoit If the hering officer prtilly vcte the cittion the Ditrict hll promptly refund tht mount of the depoit tht correpond to the hering officer determintion 0 Any peron ggrieved y the ction of the hering officer tken purunt to thi Article my otin review of the dminitrtive deciion y filing petition for review in ccordnce with the timeline nd proviion et forth in Government Code Section 09 Deciion of the hering officer re not ppelle to the Bord 0 If finl order of court of competent juridiction determine tht the Ditrict h not properly impoed civil fine purunt to the proviion of thi Article nd if the civil fine h een depoited with the Ditrict required y Section the Ditrict hll promptly refund the mount of the depoited civil fine conitent with the court determintion Filure to Comply with Finl Order to Correct Seprte Offene Filure of citee to comply with corrective ction tted in ny unconteted cittion or with regrd to correction order in ny hering officer deciion tht i deemed confirmed nd not ppeled to the uperior court hll contitute new nd eprte midemenor offene SECTION Severility If ny ection uection entence clue phre or portion of thi ordinnce i for ny reon held to e invlid or uncontitutionl y the deciion of ny court of competent juridiction uch deciion hll not ffect the vlidity of the reminder of thi ordinnce To thi end proviion of thi ordinnce re everle The Bord declre tht it would hve dopted thi ordinnce nd ech ection uection entence clue phre or portion thereof irrepective of the fct tht ny one or more ection uection phre or portion e declred invlid or uncontitutionl SECTION Effective Dte Upon pge nd puliction of thi ordinnce or ummry thereof purunt to Helth Sfety Code ection 90 nd 9 thi ordinnce hll tke effect even dy fter puliction

13 SECTION Puliction The Ditrict Secretry i uthorized to pulih or pot thi ordinnce purunt to pplicle legl requirement I herey certify tht the foregoing i full true nd correct copy of n ordinnce ped nd dopted y the Snitry Bord of the Ironhoue Snitry Ditrict t meeting thereof held on the th dy of April 0 AYES nd in fvor thereof Memer S Morgn C Luritzen D Scheer D Morrow nd P Zirkle NOES Memer ABSENT Memer None None I S to the Bord SEAL APPROVED 0 Preident of the Bo d