City Council Ordinance 274ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 274
THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN THAT TITLE 14, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1, PERTAINING TO
PENALTIES FOR SANITARY SEWER DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS, BE
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
14-6-1: CIVIL PENALTIES: Any user who is found to have violated an order
of the City Council or who has failed to comply with any provision of
this ordinance and the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder
shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) and not more than Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for each offense. Each day on which a violation shall
occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In addition to
the penalties provided herein, the City may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court
costs, court reporters' fees, and other expenses of litigation by an appropriate action
against the person found to have violated this ordinance or the order, rules,
regulations, and permits issued hereunder.
14-6-2: COSTS OF DAMAGE: In addition to the civil penalties provided for in
14-6-1, any user violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or
who has a discharge which causes a deposit, obstruction, damage, or other
impairment to the city's wastewater disposal system, shall become liable to the City
for any expense, loss, or damage caused by the violation or discharge. The Director
may add to the user's charges and fees the costs assessed for any cleaning, repair,
monitoring at user's location, or replacement work caused by the violation or
discharge. Any refusal to pay the assessed costs shall constitute a violation of this
ordinance.
Adopted by the City Council this 14th day of August,
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Published in the Monticello Times on 8/24/95.