§ 19-42. Inspection.  


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  • (a) The Department may enter any property subject to this article to inspect the property and enforce this article.
    (b) Any activity in conjunction with a permit must not proceed until the Department has issued the permit. All work must be performed in accordance with the approved plan and permit.
    (c) The permittee must notify the Department 48 hours before starting any activity in conjunction with a permit. The permittee or its representative must attend a pre-construction meeting with the Department unless the Department waives the meeting.
    (d) The permittee must keep a copy of the approved floodplain district permit plan and the permit available on site for inspection by the Department.
    (e) The Director must inspect each site that has a floodplain district permit plan to ensure compliance with the approved plan and all permit requirements.
    (f) If the permittee fails to comply with any requirement under this article, the Director must inspect the work and notify the permittee in writing. The notice must state:
    (1) The nature of the violation;
    (2) Any practice or plan deficiencies;
    (3) Any required corrective action; and
    (4) A reasonable time for compliance.
    (g) The permittee must promptly correct any portion of the work that does not comply.
    (h) The Department may make additional inspections as necessary, and may waive any inspection except the final inspection under section 19-43.
    (i) The Department must maintain a record of each inspection, including the date, location or project identification, whether the approved plan and permit conditions have been complied with and, if a violation exists, the enforcement action taken. (1989 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 4.)