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U Inspection — failure to request 10-24 $100.00 Land disturbing permit or approved plan— commencement of land disturbing activities without an approved permit or plan 10-22 $1,000.00 Land disturbing permit or approved plan — failure to comply with provisions 10-24 $100.00 Live waterway — causing silt or debris to enter 10-21 $100.00 Stop work order — failure to cease work after issuance 10-24 $100.00 Each day during which the violation is found to have existed shall constitute a separate offense. In no event shall a series of specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts result in civil penalties which exceed a total of $3,000, except that a series of violations arising from the commencement of land -disturbing activities without an approved plan for any site shall not result in civil penalties which exceed a total of $10,000. The assessment of a civil penalty pursuant to this subsection shall be in lieu of criminal sanctions and shall preclude the prosecution of such violation as a misdemeanor under section 10-18. In any trial for a scheduled violation, it shall be the burden of the city to show the liability of the violator by a preponderance of the evidence. An admission or finding of liability shall not be a criminal conviction for any purpose. (e) Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained in this section, any person violating or failing, neglecting or refusing to obey any injunction, mandamus or other remedy obtained pursuant to this section shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000.00 for each violation. A civil action for such violation or failure may be brought by the city against such person. • (f) With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected or refused to obey any regulation or order of the zoning administrator or city manager issued under this chapter any condition of a permit issued under this chapter or any provision of this chapter, the zoning administrator may provide, in an order issued against such person, for the payment of civil charges for violations in specific sums, not to exceed $2,000.00. Such civil charges shall be instead of any appropriate civil penalty which could be imposed under subsection (d) or (e) of this section. (g) Any civil penalties assessed by a court pursuant to this section shall be paid into the city treasury, except that where the violator is the locality itself, or its agent, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury. Sections 10-44 through 10-49 are reserved. ARTICLE III. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Sec. 10-50. Stormwater management plan; applicability. (a) No person may commence development of any land until he has submitted a stormwater management plan to the city and has obtained the city's approval of that plan. No building permit, site plan approval or other permit for activities involving land development shall be issued by any city department or official, unless a stormwater management plan has been approved by the program authority consistent with the provisions of this division. • (b) The following activities are exempt from the requirement of a stormwater management plan: -17-