§ 9-94. Enforcement.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this article, or any provision of any resolution enacted pursuant to the authority of this article. Employers are responsible for their employees' compliance with this article.

(b)

The code enforcement board shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of this article. Any person who is found to violate any of these provisions shall upon code enforcement action be punished as provided in chapter 7, article I, of this Code. The jurisdiction of the code enforcement board shall not be exclusive. Any alleged violation of any of the provisions of this article may be pursued by appropriate remedy, whether by injunctive, declaratory or other civil sanction, at the option of the county. Any employer of employees, who violate any provision of this article, or any provision of any resolution enacted pursuant to the authority of this article, shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1)

First violation: Written warning.

(2)

Second violation: Written violation notice and requirement for all persons violating this article, and their employers, if applicable, to attend the Florida Friendly Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries (GIBMP) training, regardless of prior attendance of this training.

(3)

Third and subsequent violations: Fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(c)

This article may also be enforced pursuant to the supplemental procedures contained in the chapter 7, article II, as amended, and the maximum civil penalty for a violation of this article shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.

(d)

The provisions of this article are supplemental to any other remedy or enforcement procedure provided for or recognized by ordinance, statutory law, common law, case law or the Constitution and shall not be construed as an exclusive remedy or procedure available for enforcement of the codes and ordinances of the county. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the board of county commissioners from enforcing its codes by any other means, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, in the enforcement of any provision of this article or any provision of any resolution enacted pursuant to the authority of this article.

(e)

Funds generated by penalties imposed under this section shall be used by the County for the administration and enforcement of F.S. § 403.9337, and the corresponding sections of this article, and to further water conservation and nonpoint pollution prevention activities.

(Ord. No. 2015-05, § 2, 1-12-15)