§ 17.14.100. Violations, disconnections and penalties.

(a)

Upon violation of any water use restrictions imposed pursuant to Sections 17.14.050, Section 17.14.060, or 17.14.070 of this chapter, written notice of the violation shall be affixed to the property where the violation occurred and the customer of record and any other person known to city enforcement personnel who is responsible for the violation or its correction shall be provided with either actual or mailed notice. Said notice shall describe the violation and order that it be corrected, cured or abated immediately or within such specified time as the city manager or the city manager's designee determines is reasonable under the circumstances. If the order is not complied with, the city manager or the city manager's designee may assess an administrative fee or restrict water service to the customer in accordance with the standards in subsection (b), below, subject to the following procedures:

(1)

The city shall give the customer notice by mail or actual notice that an administrative fee will be assessed or water service will be restricted within a specified time due to the violation and that the customer will have the opportunity to appeal the administrative fee or restriction by requesting a hearing scheduled before the city manager or a person designated as a hearing officer by the city manager;

(2)

If such a hearing is requested by the customer charged with the violation by the specified date, he or she shall be given a full opportunity to be heard before the fee is assessed or the restriction or termination is ordered;

(3)

The city manager or hearing officer shall make findings of fact and order whether a fee should be assessed or service should continue or be restricted;

(4)

In the event no hearing is requested by the specified date, full water service shall be reinstated when the city is no longer in a Stage 4 drought response stage, as provided in Section 17.14.100(e) and all administrative fees have been paid.

(b)

Upon the first violation of any water use restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 17.14.050 of this chapter, a written warning shall be issued. A second violation will result in an administrative fee of $50. Subsequent violations will be punishable with an administrative fee of $100 per violation.

(c)

Upon the first violation of any water use restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 17.14.060 of this chapter, a written warning shall be issued. A second violation will result in an administrative fee of $250. Subsequent violations will be punishable with an administrative fee of $500 per violation.

(d)

Upon the first violation of the outdoor water prohibition imposed pursuant to Section 17.14.070 of this chapter, a written warning shall be issued. A second violation will result in an administrative fee of $250. Subsequent violations will be punishable with an administrative fee of $500 per violation and installation of a water flow restrictor. The flow restrictor will decrease the amount of water flowing through the meter to a customer and will not be removed until the city is no longer in a Stage 4 drought response stage.

(e)

Upon the first violation of the required 15% reduction imposed pursuant to Section 17.14.070 of this chapter, a written warning shall be issued. A second violation will result in an administrative fee of $250. Subsequent violations will be punishable with an administrative fee of $500 per violation and installation of a water flow restrictor. The flow restrictor will decrease the amount of water flowing through the meter to a customer and will not be removed until the city is no longer in a Stage 4 drought response stage.

(f)

All administrative fees shall be subject to the same terms of payment that are set forth in Section 17.12.100 for regularly scheduled water meter charges, following the completion of the procedures in subsection (a), above.

(g)

In addition to disconnection/reconnection fees provided by Section 17.12.090, a fee of two hundred dollars shall be paid for the reconnection of any water service restricted pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 49-585, § 1, 10-22-2013)