Ordinance 2034-95 - Laserfiche WebLink

C. Users desiring to appeal and dispute such fines must file a written request for the Director to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within ten (10) days of being notified of the fine. The Director shall convene a hearing on the matter within seven (7) days of receiving the request from the user. In the event the user's appeal is successful, any payments made shall be returned to the user. Affirmance or modification of an administrative fine by the Public Works Director shall relate back to the original date of assessment. The City shall recover the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, including the cost of additional inspections, sampling and analysis, and may add them to the fine. D. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. E. Users seeking judicial review of administrative fines must do so by filing a Petition for Review in the Snohomish County Superior Court within thirty (30) days of the decision of the Director. 9.7 Emergency Suspensions The Director may immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal notice to the user) whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The Director may also immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal notice and opportunity to respond) that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment. A. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the Director shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The Director shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in Section 9.8 of this ordinance are initiated against the user. B. A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the Director prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing under Sections 9.3 and 9.8 of this ordinance. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. 41