A. Criminal Penalties. Notwithstanding CVMC 1.20.010, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who fails to implement a storm water monitoring plan, violates any cease and desist order or notice to clean and abate, or fails to adopt or implement a storm water pollution prevention plan as directed by the enforcement official shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each day in which such violation occurs, or imprisonment in the San Diego County jail for a period not to exceed one year, or both.

B. Injunction/Abatement of Public Nuisance. Whenever a discharge into the storm water conveyance system is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or otherwise threatens to cause a condition of contamination, pollution, or nuisance, the enforcement official may also cause the City to seek a petition to the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, or an action to abate a public nuisance, as may be appropriate in restraining the continuance of such discharge.

C. Other Civil Action. Whenever a notice and order or hearing officer’s decision is not complied with, the City Attorney may, at the request of the enforcement official, initiate any appropriate civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such notice and order and decision, including the recovery of any unpaid storm drain fees and/or civil penalties provided herein. (Ord. 3348 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2597 § 11, 1994).