(1) Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, the director may impose a monetary penalty upon the person(s) responsible for the violation. The amount of such monetary penalty shall be calculated pursuant to this section, and set forth in a notice and order issued pursuant to SCC 7.54.100.

(2) The base amount of each monetary penalty shall be $5,000 per violation. If there are multiple problems with the same constructed stormwater facility, said problems shall be treated as a single violation for purposes of calculating the amount of base penalty imposed. If more than one constructed stormwater control facility is located on a particular property, a $5,000 base penalty shall be imposed for each constructed stormwater facility that is in violation of this chapter.

(3) In addition to the base penalty amount, the person(s) responsible for a violation may also be required to reimburse the county for the costs incurred by the county in investigating the violation and enforcing remediation of the violation, including any laboratory costs. If the full amount of reimbursable costs incurred by the county due to a particular violation is not known at the time an original notice and order is issued, a revised notice and order including such costs in the monetary penalty may be issued to the responsible person(s) once said costs are known.

(4) If there is more than one person responsible for a given violation, all responsible persons shall be jointly and severally liable to the county for the entire amount of monetary penalties imposed with respect to the violation. (Added by Amended Ord. 13-022, Apr. 17, 2013, Eff date Apr. 28, 2013; Reenacted by Ord. 19-009, Apr. 10, 2019, Eff date Apr. 21, 2019).