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A. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, and is declared and deemed a code violation and public nuisance, and may be summarily abated or restored by the city at the violator’s expense, and/or a civil action to abate, enjoin, or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance may be undertaken by the city.

B. Penalties and Fines. A violation of, or failure to comply with, any of the requirements of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and may be punished as set forth in Chapter 1.12. Violators are also subject to fines provided for in the administrative code provisions of this code, Chapter 1.24, revocation of their business license, and/or for persons seeking to work in the right-of-way, a prohibition from working within the right-of-way for a period of two years.

C. Compensatory Action. In lieu of enforcement proceedings, penalties, and remedies authorized by this chapter, the director may impose upon a violator alternative compensatory actions, such as storm drain marking, attendance at compliance workshops, creek cleanup, etc. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)