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ARTICLE XI. WETLANDS PROTECTION Page 12 of 12 Violation of the provisions of this article or failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of variances or conditional uses) shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as defined by law. (Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 1, 8-22-2005) Sec. 78-1614. Authority/enforcement actions. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the city from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Such actions may include but are not limited to: (1) In responding to a suspected article violation, the planning director and the city may utilize the full array of enforcement actions available to it including but not limited to prosecution and fines, injunctions, after-the-fact permits, and/or orders for corrective measures to the guilty party. (2) When an article violation is either discovered by or brought to the attention of the planning director, the planning director shall immediately investigate the situation and document the nature and extent of the violation of the official control. As soon as is reasonably possible, this information will be submitted to the MCWD along with the community's plan of action to correct the violation to the degree possible. (3) The planning director shall notify the suspected party of the requirements of this article and all other official controls and the nature and extent of the suspected violation of these controls. If the structure and/or use is under construction or development, the planning director may order the construction or development immediately halted until a proper permit or approval is granted by the community. If the construction or development is already completed, then the planning director may either: (1) issuean order identifying the corrective actions that must be made within a specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the official controls; or (2) notify the responsible party to apply for an after-the-fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to exceed 30-days. (4) If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the planning director within the specified period of time, each additional day that lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this article and shall be prosecuted accordingly. The planning director shall also upon the lapse of the specified response period notify the landowner to restore the land to the condition which existed prior to the violation of this article. (Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 1, 8-22-2005) http://library3.municode.com/default/DocView/13094/1/109/120?hilite=78 1601; 7/18/2008