§ 8107-9.6.19. Civil penalties.  


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  • In case of any failure by the permittee to perform or comply with any term or provision of this conditional use permit, the final decision-making authority that would act on the permit may, after notice to the permittee and a public hearing, determine by resolution the amount of the civil penalty to be levied against the permittee. Said penalty shall be paid within 30 days unless the penalty is under appeal. Failure to pay the penalty within the allotted time period shall be considered grounds for suspension of the subject use, pursuant to Sec. 8111-7.2, until such time as the penalty is paid. The payment of a civil penalty shall not insulate the permittee from liability in excess of the sum of the penalty for damages or injury or expense or liability suffered by the County of Ventura from any breach by the permittee of any term or condition of said permit or of any applicable ordinance or of this security. Said penalty is separate from the "administrative penalty" that the County may impose pursuant to SMARA.

    The maximum penalty that can be levied against a permittee at any given time shall be in accordance with the amounts set forth below. The amounts for a given permit may be increased to adjust for inflation pursuant to the conditions of the subject permit.

    Total Permitted Extraction
    (Life of the Project)
    Applicable Civil
    Penalty Ceiling
    Less than 10,000 cu. yards $ 5,000.00
    10,000 to 99,999 cu. yards 10,000.00
    100,000 to 999,999 cu. yards 15,000.00
    1,000,000+ cu. yards 25,000.00

     

(Am. Ord. 4092—6/27/95)