[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Penfield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-19-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
The purpose and intent of this article is to ensure the health,
safety and general welfare of citizens, and protect and enhance the
water quality of watercourses and water bodies in a manner pursuant
to and consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.) by:
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general
good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational
practices, maintenance procedures and other management practices to
prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly
to stormwater, receiving waters or stormwater conveyance systems.
BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures and practices
to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal
or drainage from raw materials storage.
The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.) and any subsequent amendments thereto.
Activities subject to SPDES construction permits. Currently
these include construction projects resulting in land disturbance
of one acre or more. Such activities include, but are not limited
to, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating and demolition.
Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm,
corporation or other entity discharging stormwater to the municipal
storm sewer.
Any material, including any substance, waste or combination
thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly
contribute to a substantial present or potential hazard to human health,
safety, property or the environment when improperly treated, stored,
transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
Any direct or indirect non-stormwater discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted in § 194-7 of this article and any stormwater discharges to the sanitary sewer except as permitted by the Town of Penfield.
Either of the following:
Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface,
which allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system,
including, but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any non-stormwater
discharge including sewage, process wastewater and wash water to enter
the storm drain system and any connection to the storm drain system
from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or
connection had been previously allowed, permitted or approved by a
government agency.
Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial
land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in
plans, maps or equivalent records and approved by the Town of Penfield.
Any stormwater discharge to a sanitary sewer unless approved
by the Town of Penfield.
Activities subject to SPDES industrial permits as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14).
Any liquid, gaseous or solid substance or a combination thereof
which is an undesired by-product waste resulting from any process
of industry, manufacturing, trade or business or from the development
or recovery of any natural resources, except garbage.
Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed
entirely of stormwater.
Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm,
corporation or other entity recognized by law and acting as either
the owner or as the owner's agent.
Anything which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants
may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes and solvents;
oil and other automotive fluids; nonhazardous liquid and solid wastes
and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter or other discarded
or abandoned objects, articles and accumulations, so that same may
cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides
and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform
and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes
and residues that result from constructing a building or structure;
and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
Any building, lot, parcel of land or portion of land, whether
improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
A facility serving one or more parcels of land or residential
households, or a private, commercial or institutional facility, that
treats sewage or other liquid wastes for discharge into the groundwater
of New York State, except where a permit for such a facility is required
under the applicable provisions of Article 17 of the Environmental
Conservation Law.
A sewer which transports sewage and to which stormwater,
surface water and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be inadvertently
present. The admixture of sewage with industrial wastes as defined
above or other wastes also shall be considered "sewage" within the
meaning of this definition.
Discharge compliance with water quality standards: The condition
that applies where a municipality has been notified that the discharge
of stormwater authorized under its municipal separate storm sewer
(MS4) permit may have caused or has the reasonable potential to cause
or contribute to the violation of an applicable water quality standard.
Under this condition, the Town of Penfield must take all necessary
actions to ensure future discharges do not cause or contribute to
a violation of water quality standards.
303(d) listed waters: The condition in the Town of Penfield's
MS4 permit that applies where the Town of Penfield discharges to a
303(d) listed water. Under this condition, the stormwater management
program must ensure no increase of the listed pollutant of concern
to the 303(d) listed water.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) strategy: The condition in the
Town of Penfield's MS4 permit where a TMDL including requirements
for control of stormwater discharges has been approved by EPA for
a water body or watershed into which the Town of Penfield discharges.
If the discharge from the Town of Penfield did not meet the TMDL stormwater
allocation prior to September 10, 2003, the Town of Penfield was required
to modify its stormwater management program to ensure that reduction
of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
The condition in the Town of Penfield's MS4 permit that
applies if a TMDL is approved in the future by EPA for any water body
or watershed into which the Town of Penfield discharges. Under this
condition, the Town of Penfield must review the applicable TMDL to
see if it includes requirements for control of stormwater discharges.
If the Town of Penfield is not meeting the TMDL stormwater allocations,
the Town of Penfield must, within six months of the TMDL's approval,
modify its stormwater management program to ensure that reduction
of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
A permit issued by NYSDEC [under authority delegated pursuant
to 33 U.S.C. § 1342(b)] that authorizes the discharge of
pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable
on an individual or general area-wide basis.
Publicly owned facilities by which stormwater is collected
and/or conveyed, including, but not limited to, any roads with drainage
systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains,
pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made
or -altered drainage channels (i.e., ditches), reservoirs and other
drainage structures.
Any surface flow, runoff or drainage consisting entirely
of water from any form of natural precipitation and resulting from
such precipitation.
A document which describes the best management practices
and activities to be implemented by a person to identify sources of
pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate
or reduce pollutant discharges to stormwater, stormwater conveyance
systems and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.
A list of all surface waters in the state for which beneficial
uses of the water (drinking, recreation, aquatic habitat and industrial
use) are impaired by pollutants, prepared periodically by the Department
of Environmental Conservation as required by Section 303(d) of the
Clean Water Act. 303(d) listed water are estuaries, lakes and streams
that fall short of state surface water quality standards and are not
expected to improve within the next two years.
The maximum amount of a pollutant to be allowed to be released
into a water body so as not to impair uses of the water, allocated
among the sources of that pollutant.
Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated stormwater,
discharged from a facility.
Waters of the United States as defined at 40 CFR 122.2.
Surface watercourses and water bodies as defined at 40 CFR
122.2, including all natural waterways and definite channels and depressions
in the earth that may carry water, even though such waterways may
only carry water during rains and storms and may not carry stormwater
at and during all times and seasons.
This article shall apply to all water entering the storm drain
system generated on any developed and undeveloped lands unless explicitly
exempted by the Town of Penfield. This article also applies to stormwater
entering the sanitary sewers.
The Town of Penfield shall administer, implement and enforce
the provisions of this article. Any powers granted or duties imposed
upon the Town of Penfield may be delegated in writing by the Supervisor
of the Town of Penfield to persons or entities acting in the beneficial
interest of or in the employ of the Town.
The standards set forth herein and promulgated pursuant to this
article are minimum standards; therefore, this article does not intend
nor imply that compliance by any person will ensure that there will
not be contamination, pollution nor unauthorized discharge of pollutants.
A.
Town of Penfield authorized officials bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for
the purposes of inspection, records examination and copying, observation,
measurements, sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge or potential
to discharge and for repair and maintenance to the municipal separate
storm sewer system.
[Amended 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
B.
Information and data on a nondomestic source obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction, unless the nondomestic source specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Town of Penfield that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as confidential information according to the criteria set forth in 40 CFR 2.208 and 2.302, as may be amended from time to time. When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose confidential information shall not be made available for inspection by the public. Stormwater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information. Information accepted by the Town of Penfield as confidential shall be made available upon request to any agency meeting the requirements of Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, including officers, employees or authorized representatives of the United States concerned with carrying out the Clean Water Act, bound by the confidentiality rules in 40 CFR Part 2, as may be amended from time to time.
C.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A, the Town of Penfield shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the person, and the person shall be held harmless for injury or death to the authorized representative(s), and the Town of Penfield shall indemnify the person against loss or damage to its property by Town of Penfield employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the person by Town of Penfield employees and growing out of the inspection and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the person to maintain safe conditions.
D.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the Town of Penfield access to the
premises or other interference with the activities of the Town of
Penfield shall be a violation of this article. Access to property
and/or records of a nondomestic source may not be refused on the basis
that the Town of Penfield refuses to sign any waiver, access agreement,
or similar document.
E.
If the Town of Penfield has been refused access to a building, structure
or property or any part thereof, and if the Town of Penfield has demonstrated
probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this article
or that there is a need to inspect as part of a routine inspection
program of the Town of Penfield to verify compliance with this article
or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall
public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the Town
of Penfield will make an application to a court of competent jurisdiction
for a search and/or seizure warrant, describing therein the specific
location subject to the warrant. The warrant application shall specify
what, if anything, may be searched and/or seized on the property described.
If granted by the court, such warrant shall be served at reasonable
hours by the Town of Penfield in the company of a uniformed officer
of the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the property.
In the event of an emergency affecting public health and safety, inspections
may be made without the issuance of a warrant.
A.
Prohibition of illegal discharges.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drain system or watercourses any materials, including, but not limited to, pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than stormwater. Such activities include failing private sewage disposal systems as defined in § 194-2, improper management of animal waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) SPDES permit authorization.
(2)
Upon notification to a person that it is engaged in activities that
cause or contribute to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES
permit authorization, that person shall take all reasonable actions
to correct such activities such that they no longer cause or contribute
to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
B.
Prohibition exceptions. The commencement, conduct or continuance
of any illegal discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited,
except as described as follows:
(1)
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established
by this article: water line flushing or other potable water sources,
landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising
groundwater, groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated
and non-sediment-laden pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains
(not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space
pumps, air-conditioning condensation, springs, noncommercial washing
of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools
(if dechlorinated, typically less than one PPM chlorine), fire-fighting
activities and any other water source not containing pollutants. Regardless
of exemption, best management practices should be implemented to reduce
impacts from the above activities.
(2)
Discharges specified in writing by the Town of Penfield as being
necessary to protect public health and safety.
(3)
Dye testing is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification
to the Town of Penfield prior to the time of the test.
(4)
The prohibition shall not apply to any non-stormwater discharge permitted
under SPDES permit, waiver or waste discharge order issued to the
discharger and administered under the authority of the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, provided that the discharger
is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver
or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that
written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drain
system by the Town of Penfield.
C.
Prohibition of illicit connections.
(1)
The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit
connections to the storm drain system is prohibited.
(2)
This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit
connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection
was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at
the time of connection.
(3)
A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the
person connects a pipe or line conveying sewage to the municipal separate
storm sewer system (MS4) or allows such a connection to continue.
D.
Waste disposal prohibitions. No person shall throw, deposit, leave,
maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained,
in or upon any public or private property, driveway, parking area,
street, alley, sidewalk, component of the storm drainage system, or
water of the United States, any refuse, rubbish, yard/lawn waste,
garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles,
and accumulations, so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution.
Wastes deposited in streets in proper waste receptacles for the purposes
of collection are exempted from this prohibition.
E.
Prohibition against failing private sewage disposal systems. No person
shall construct or maintain any cesspool, sewage disposal system,
pipe or drain so as to expose or discharge the sewage contents or
other deleterious liquids or matter therefrom to the atmosphere or
on the ground surface or into any storm sewer or drain so as to endanger
any watercourse or body of water unless a permit for such discharge
shall have been issued by the Monroe County Department of Public Health
or by the State Department of Health or the State Department of Environmental
Conservation and such discharge shall be made in accordance with the
requirements thereof. Owners or operators of private sewage disposal
systems shall operate, maintain and inspect such systems in accordance
with the Monroe County Sanitary Code.
[Amended 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
F.
Prohibition of stormwater discharge to sanitary sewer. Stormwater
shall not be discharged into the sanitary sewer without written permission
to do so from the Town of Penfield.
A.
Suspension due to illicit discharges in emergency situations. The
Town of Penfield may, without prior notice, suspend discharge access
into the MS4 to a person when such a suspension is necessary to stop
an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent
and substantial danger to the environment; to the health or welfare
of persons; to the storm drainage system, including but not limited
to pipes, manholes, outfall structures and storm laterals; or the
waters of the United States. If the violator fails to comply with
a suspension order, the Town of Penfield may take such steps as deemed
necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the MS4 or waters of the
United States or to minimize danger to persons.
B.
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge.
(1)
Any person discharging to the MS4 in violation of this article may
have his/her MS4 access suspended or terminated if such action would
abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The Town of Penfield will notify
a violator of the proposed suspension or termination of its MS4 access.
The violator may petition the Town of Penfield Engineer to reconsider
the suspension or termination of MS4 access by requesting a hearing.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to reinstate MS4 access to premises
suspended or terminated pursuant to this section, without the prior
approval of the Town of Penfield.
Any person subject to an industrial or construction activity
SPDES stormwater discharge permit shall comply with all provisions
of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be required
in a form acceptable to the Town of Penfield prior to discharge or
as a condition of a subdivision map, site plan, building permit, or
development or improvement plan; upon inspection of the facility;
during any enforcement proceeding or action; or for any other reasonable
cause.
A.
Applicability. This section applies to all facilities that the Town
of Penfield must inspect to enforce any provision of this article,
or whenever the Town of Penfield has cause to believe that there exists,
or potentially exists, in or upon any premises any condition which
constitutes a violation of this article.
B.
Access to facilities.
(1)
The Town of Penfield shall be permitted to enter and inspect, at
any time, facilities subject to regulation under this article as often
as may be necessary to determine compliance with this article. If
a discharger has security measures in force which require proper identification
and clearance before entry into its premises, the discharger shall
make the necessary arrangements to allow access to representatives
of the Town of Penfield.
(2)
Facility operators shall allow the Town of Penfield ready access
to all parts of the premises for the purpose of inspection, sampling
and examination of the private storm drainage system. Persons or facility
operators must supply copies, if requested by the Town of Penfield,
of all records kept under the conditions of the SPDES stormwater discharge
permit. Persons or facility operators must also identify the performance
of any additional duties as defined by state and federal law.
(3)
The Town of Penfield shall have the right to place or position on
any permitted facility such devices as are necessary in the opinion
of the Town of Penfield to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the
facility's discharge to the storm sewer system.
(4)
The Town of Penfield has the right to require the discharger to install
monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility's sampling and
monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and
proper operating condition by the discharger at its own expense. All
devices used to measure stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated
as necessary and recommended by the manufacturer to ensure their accuracy.
(5)
Any temporary or permanent obstruction to the facility which allows
for unsafe access or difficulty in monitoring, inspecting or sampling
of the storm drainage system shall be promptly removed by the discharger
at the written or verbal request of the Town of Penfield and shall
not be replaced. All costs associated with clearing such access restrictions
shall be borne by the discharger in full.
(6)
Unreasonable delays, as determined by the Town of Penfield, in allowing
the Town of Penfield access to a facility, which is permitted under
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES
program, for the purposes of conducting any activity authorized or
required by the permit is considered a violation of said program and
of this article.
(7)
If the Town of Penfield has been refused access to any part of the
premises from which a discharge or conveyance to the storm sewer system
exists, and the Town of Penfield is able to demonstrate probable cause
to believe that there may be a violation of this article, or that
there is a need to further inspect and/or sample the private stormwater
system to verify compliance with this article or any order issued
hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare
of the community, then the Town of Penfield may seek issuance of a
search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
Best management practices. The Town of Penfield will adopt requirements
identifying best management practices (BMPs) for any activity, operation
or facility which may cause or contribute to pollution or contamination
of stormwater, the storm drain system or waters of the United States.
The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment
shall provide, at his/her own expense, reasonable protection from
accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into
the municipal storm drain system or watercourses through the use of
structural and nonstructural BMPs. Further, any person responsible
for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an
illicit discharge, may be required to implement, at said person's
expense, additional structural and nonstructural BMPs to prevent the
further discharge of pollutants to the municipal storm drainage system.
Compliance with all terms and conditions of a valid SPDES permit authorizing
the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity, to
the maximum extent practicable, shall be deemed compliance with the
provisions of this section. Appropriately designed structural/nonstructural
BMPs shall be included as part of a stormwater pollution prevention
plan (SWPPP) as necessary for compliance with requirements of the
SPDES permit.
B.
Private sewage disposal systems. Where private sewage disposal systems are contributing to the Town of Penfield being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 194-2 of this article, the owner or operator of such private sewage disposal system shall be required to maintain and operate the system as follows:
(1)
Private sewage disposal systems should be operated, maintained and
inspected in accordance with the Monroe County Sanitary Code.
(2)
Septic tank additives shall not be used.
(3)
Private sewage disposal systems shall be repaired or replaced as
follows:
(a)
In accordance with Monroe County sewerage design standards.
(b)
No person shall alter, repair or extend a private sewage disposal
system unless a permit is obtained from the Town of Penfield or Monroe
County Public Health Director or an authorized representative.
[Amended 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
A.
No person shall alter a stormwater practice on private or publicly
owned land such that it alters the stormwater practice from its intended
use.
B.
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes,
or such person's lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of
the watercourse within the property in a manner which prevents illicit
discharges and keeps the watercourse free of trash, debris, yard/lawn
waste, excessive vegetation and other obstacles that would pollute,
contaminate or significantly retard the flow of water through the
watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing
privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse so
that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function
or physical integrity of the watercourse.
Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person
responsible for a facility or operation or responsible for emergency
response for a facility or operation has information of any known
or suspected release of materials which are resulting or may result
in the illegal discharge of pollutants into stormwater, the public
or private storm drain system or waters of the United States, said
person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment
and cleanup of any such release. In the event a release of hazardous
materials occurs, said person shall immediately notify the NYSDEC
Region 8 Spill Response Team and/or call the NYS Spill Hotline within
the time frame established by law as well as notify the Town of Penfield
of the occurrence. In the event of a release of nonhazardous materials,
said person shall notify the Town of Penfield in person or by phone
or facsimile no later than the next business day. Notifications in
person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed
and mailed to the Town of Penfield, 3100 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield,
NY 14526, postmarked within three business days of the date of the
in-person or phone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials
emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner
or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written
record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence.
Such records shall be retained for at least five years.
A.
Whenever the Town of Penfield finds that a person has violated a
prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this article, the Town
of Penfield may order compliance by written notice of violation to
the responsible person. Such notice may require, without limitation:
(1)
The performance of monitoring, analyses and reporting.
(2)
The elimination of illicit connections or discharges.
(3)
That violating discharges, practices or operations shall cease and
desist.
(4)
The abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination
hazards and the restoration of any affected property.
(5)
Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs.
(6)
The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs.
B.
If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property
are required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such
remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further
advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within
the established deadline, the work will be done by a designated governmental
agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to
the violator.
[Amended 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided
herein or by law, any violation of this article is punishable by a
fine not to exceed $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both, for conviction of a first offense; a second violation
of this article committed within a period of five years is punishable
by a fine of not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both; and a third or subsequent
violation of this article within a period of five years is punishable
by a fine of not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day's continued
violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination
of the Town of Penfield. The notice of appeal must be received within
10 days from the date of the notice of violation. Hearing on the appeal
before the appropriate authority or his/her designee shall take place
within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice of appeal. The
decision of the municipal authority or his/her designee shall be made
within 15 days and be final.
If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements
set forth in the notice of violation, or, in the event of an appeal,
within five days of the decision of the municipal authority upholding
the decision of the Town of Penfield, Town representatives and/or
employees may enter upon the subject private property with the consent
of the owner or with a valid search and/or seizure warrant, and are
authorized to take any and all measures necessary to abate the violation
and/or restore the property.
Within 10 days after abatement of the violation, the owner of
the property will be notified of the cost of abatement, including
administrative costs. The property owner may file a written protection
claim objecting to the amount of the assessment within 10 days. If
the amount due is not paid within a timely manner as determined by
the decision of the municipal authority or by the expiration of the
time in which to file an appeal, the charges shall become a special
assessment against the property and shall constitute a lien on the
property for the amount of the assessment. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the Town
of Penfield by reason of such violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision
or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this article. If
a person has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this
article, the Town of Penfield may petition for a preliminary or permanent
injunction restraining the person from activities which would create
further violations or compelling the person to perform abatement or
remediation of the violation.
In lieu of enforcement proceedings, penalties and remedies authorized
by this article, the Town of Penfield may impose upon a violator alternative
compensatory actions, such as storm drain stenciling, attendance at
compliance workshops, creek cleanup, etc.
In addition to the enforcement processes and penalties provided,
any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of
the provisions of this article is a threat to public health, safety
and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance, and may be summarily
abated or restored at the violator's expense, and/or a civil
action to abate, enjoin or otherwise compel the cessation of such
nuisance may be taken.
A.
For the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Any person who has violated or continues to violate this article shall be liable to criminal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law and, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a penalty as set forth in § 194-15 of this article.
B.
The Town of Penfield may recover all attorney fees, court costs and
other expenses associated with enforcement of this article, including
sampling and monitoring expenses.
The remedies listed in this article are not exclusive of any
other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local
law, and it is within the discretion of the Town of Penfield to seek
cumulative remedies.
