Violations and penalties

A. Revocation or suspension of approval. The approval of an erosion and sediment control plan under this article may be revoked or suspended by the Director of Planning and Redevelopment or his/her designee and all work on the project halted for an indefinite time period after written notification is transmitted to the applicant for one or more of the following reasons:
- (1) Violation of any condition of the approved plan, or specifications pertaining thereto;
- (2) Violation of any provision of this article or any other applicable law, ordinance, rule, or regulation related to the work or site of work; and
- (3) The existence of any condition or the performance of any act constituting or creating a nuisance, hazard, or endangerment to human life or the property of others, or contrary to the spirit or intent of this article.
B. Other penalties. In addition thereto, whenever there is a failure to comply with the provisions of this article, the City shall have the right to notify the applicant/owner that he has five calendar days from the receipt of notice to temporarily correct the violations and 30 calendar days from receipt of notice to permanently correct the violations. Should the applicant/owner fail to take the temporary corrective measures within the five-day period and the permanent corrective measures within the thirty-day period, the City of Pawtucket shall then have the right to summon the applicant/owner. The Municipal Court may issue an order authorizing the City to take the available appropriate remedies it deems necessary to correct the violations and may also order a fine of $100 per day that the violation goes unrepaired. The Municipal Court may also authorize the City to assert a lien on the subject property in an amount equal to the costs of remedial actions. The lien shall be enforced in the manner provided or authorized by law for the enforcement of common law liens on personal property. The lien shall be recorded in the land evidence records of the City of Pawtucket, and shall incur legal interest from the date of recording. The imposition of any penalty shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the provisions of this article, including assessment of a lien on the property by the City.