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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 13
Chapter 13.03
Section 13.03.0628
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.03 Sewers

Article VI. Sewer Construction

Section 13.03.0628 Compliance Inspections
  1. Authorized personnel of the health officer, the wastewater management department, or the building and planning department shall have the right to enter, during hours of operation upon any premises, public or private, as reasonably necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter, any other ordinance relative to wastewater control, or any regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto.
  1. The owner or occupant of any house, building, or property shall specifically allow City officials to inspect on site the nature of wastes intended to be discharged into a public sewer and/or on-site sewage disposal system.
  1. In the event there appears to be a violation, the City, in addition to any other power or authority reserved in this chapter, may issue a notice of violation, requiring the party to whom the notice is directed to correct the violation within thirty days of the date of the notice.
  1. Failure to take such corrective action is an additional violation of this chapter.
  1. No notice is necessary in case of emergency or as a prior requirement to taking any other enforcement action authorized by this chapter.

Date Passed: Monday, August 28, 2023

Effective Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023

ORD C36429 Section 15