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Timestamp: 2020-07-08 10:31:04
Document Index: 401899952

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230', '§ 230']

Town of Kingsbury, NY Monitoring and Enforcement
Ch 230 Pt 1 Art IV Monitoring and Enforcement
§ 230-11 Access and monitoring of discharges.
§ 230-12 Notification of spills.
§ 230-13 Enforcement.
§ 230-14 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 230-15 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 230-16 Injunctive relief.
§ 230-17 Alternative remedies.
§ 230-18 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 230-19 Remedies not exclusive.
Town of Kingsbury, NY / Part II: General Legislation / Stormwater Management / Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Storm Sewer System
Article IV Monitoring and Enforcement
Applicability. This article applies to all facilities that the SMO must inspect to enforce any provision of this part, or whenever the authorized enforcement agency has cause to believe that there exists, or potentially exists, in or upon any premises any condition which constitutes a violation of this part.
The SMO shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this part as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this part. If a discharger has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the discharger shall make the necessary arrangements to allow access to the SMO.
Facility operators shall allow the SMO ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records as may be required to implement this part.
The Town shall have the right to set up on any facility subject to this part such devices as are necessary in the opinion of the SMO to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the facility's stormwater discharge.
The Town has the right to require the facilities subject to this part to install monitoring equipment as is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this part. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the discharger at its own expense. All devices used to measure stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the Town access to a facility subject to this part is a violation of this part. A person who is the operator of a facility subject to this part commits an offense if the person denies the Town reasonable access to the facility for the purpose of conducting any activity authorized or required by this part.
If the SMO has been refused access to any part of the premises from which stormwater is discharged, and he/she is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this part, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program designed to verify compliance with this part or any order issued hereunder, then the SMO may seek issuance of a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction.
Notice of violation. When the Town's SMO finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this part, he/she may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. Such notice may require without limitation:
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this part shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the SMO to the Town Board of the Town of Kingsbury within 15 days of its issuance, which shall hear the appeal within 30 days after the filing of the appeal, and within five days of making its decision, file its decision in the office of the Municipal Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to the discharger.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this part. If a person has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this part, the SMO may petition for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the person from activities which would create further violations or compelling the person to perform abatement or remediation of the violation.
Where a person has violated a provision of this part, he/she may be eligible for alternative remedies in lieu of a civil penalty, upon recommendation of the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer, where:
The violator has no history of previous violations of this part;
In addition to the enforcement processes and penalties provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this part is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance, and may be summarily abated or restored at the violator's expense, and/or a civil action to abate, enjoin, or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance may be taken.
The remedies listed in this part are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law, and it is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency to seek cumulative remedies.