§ 8.24.090. Violations and penalties.  


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  • The general manager-chief engineer of the department of waste resources reserves the right to deny entrance to an individual for an appropriate time span when said individual is deemed to pose a safety risk and/or is disruptive to the normal workflow of the landfill or transfer station operations. A letter of notification specifying the dates and location(s) of restriction will be mailed to the individual and be on hand at the gate fee booth(s).

    It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter. Any person violating any provision of this chapter may be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such persons shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed or continued. Any person so convicted shall be: (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation. The third and any additional violations shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00). Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person from the responsibility for correcting the violation.

(Ord. No. 779.19, § 9, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, § 9, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, § 9, 5-24-2016)