§ 6-67. Penalties.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other sections of the General Statutes to the contrary the city, acting by the administrator of the recycling program, may impose a penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each violation by a commercial establishment of the requirements of section 22a-241b(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by section 1 of Public Act 90-220 as set forth in section 6-64(b)(1).

(b)

The owner or operator of a resources recovery facility or other solid waste facility who fails to notify the city about the delivery of loads of solid waste originating from the city containing significant quantities of items required to be recycled as required by section 4 of the Public Act 90-220 and as set forth in section 6-66(d), shall be subject to a warning by the city for a first violation and to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any subsequent violation. If the city fails to receive such notification as required, the city may bring an action under section 3 of Public Act 90-249.

(c)

Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, in addition to other legal remedies available to the city, be cited or fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense, and each violation of this article or of regulations and instructions promulgated pursuant to this article, shall be a separate violation. This article and the regulations and instructions promulgated pursuant to this article may be enforced by citations issued by the director or his designee. Before issuing any citation the director or his designee shall issue a written warning providing notice of the specific violation in accordance with section 7-148(c)(10)(A) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(d)

Any owner of residential property who violates any provisions of this article shall be cited and fined as follows:

(1)

A written warning on the first violation.

(2)

A fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the second violation within a one (1) year period.

(3)

A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second violations within a year.

All fines will be in addition to any cost incurred by the city including costs to correct the violation if required.

Each day such violation is continued, after notice to abate, shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

All fines and penalties are due and payable within ten (10) days of receipt).

Fines not paid shall result in the city taking any of the following steps to collect fines and legal costs incurred by the city:

Actions may include the city taking violators to court, a collection agency, wage attachments and placing liens on the property or properties of violators.

(e)

The citation hearing procedure provided in section 7-152c of the Connecticut General Statutes is established as the city's citation hearing procedure to be followed when citations pursuant to section 6-69(c) are issued. The chief executive officer of the city is authorized to issue such rules and regulations governing the operation of the citation hearing procedure so long as such rules and regulations are consistent with G.S. § 7-152c.

(Ord. No. 866, 8-9-12; Ord. No. 879, 4-10-14)