5.38.260 Correction and discontinuance of a master permit.
A. Whenever the Council determines that any condition on any public right-of-way is in violation of a master permit or any other provision of this chapter related thereto, or exists without a master permit, the Council may order the correction or discontinuance of such condition or any activity causing such condition.
B. The Council also has all powers and remedies available under state law and this chapter to secure the correction or discontinuance of any condition specified in this section.
C. The Council is authorized to use any or all of the following methods in ordering correction or discontinuance of any such conditions or activities as it determines appropriate:
1. Serving of oral or written directives to permittee or other responsible person requesting immediate correction or discontinuance of the specified condition;
2. Service of a written notice of violation, ordering correction or discontinuance of a specific condition or activity within 30 days;
3. Service of a written notice to remove an object or facility within 24 hours and summary removal if the object or thing is a hazard to public safety, with notice of such removal to the owner, if known;
4. Revocation of previously granted master permit(s) where permittee or other responsible person has failed or refused to comply with requirements imposed by the city related to such permits; or
5. Issuance of an order to immediately stop work until authorization is received from the city to proceed.
D. Any utility or wireless facility or any other object or thing which occupies any public right-of-way without a master permit or in violation of the master permit conditions is a nuisance both public and private.
E. All expenses incurred by the Council, including attorney’s fees and legal expenses, in abating the condition or any portion thereof constitute a civil debt owing to the Council jointly and severally by such persons who have been given notice or who own the object or thing or placed it in the public right-of-way, which debt is collectible in the same manner as any other civil debt. (Ord. 3039 § 2, 2019)