30.84.060 Emergency work by the county.
(1) The director or county engineer may determine an emergency exists when:
(a) work covered by a security device has not been completed, was not completed in conformance with the approved plans, specifications, or permit requirements, or is not operating as required and the director or county engineer determines an emergency situation has been or may be created that may endanger the public health, safety, and welfare; and
(b) The nature or timing of the emergency precludes notification of the applicant and security device issuer as provided in SCC 30.84.050 or the department has attempted to contact the permittee and received no response or the permittee was unable to perform the emergency work required.
(2) When the director or county engineer determines that an emergency exists as provided above, the county may take action to correct the emergency at the permittee’s expense.
(3) The department shall notify the permittee and security device issuer within four days after commencing emergency work. The notice must state the work that was commenced and the nature or timing of the emergency that necessitated the county to perform emergency work without prior notification.
(4) After the county completes any emergency work, the county shall provide the permittee and issuer of the security device with an itemized statement of expenditures.
(5) If funds are collected from a security device, the permittee may not proceed with work covered by the security device until the required amount of the security device has been re-established. (Added by Amended Ord. 10-086, Oct. 20, 2010, Eff date Nov. 4, 2010; Amended by Ord. 18-018, Mar. 28, 2018, Eff date Apr. 9, 2018).