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storm sewer system in violation of this chapter may have their storm sewer system access terminated if such termination serves to abate or reduce an illicit discharge. It is a violation of this section to reinstate storm sewer system access to premises that have been terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the city. § 51.34 VIOLATION. (A) A violation of this chapter is a public nuisance. When the city finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this section, the person is deemed to have created a public nuisance subject to abatement and assessment, as provided in Chapter 91. In addition to any order issued pursuant to Chapter 91.07 through 91.08, the city may require the following: (1) The performance of monitoring, analysis, and reporting; (2) The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs; (3) Any other requirement deemed necessary. (B) The remedies listed in this chapter are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law and it is within the discretion of the City to seek cumulative remedies. The City may recover all attorney's fees, court costs and other expenses associated with enforcement of this chapter, including sampling and monitoring expenses. Section 2. The City Code Chapter 91.04 is hereby amended to read as follows: § 91.04 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING HEALTH. The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting health: (A) Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter; (B) All diseased animals running at large; (C) Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death; (D) Accumulations of manure, rubbish, refuse or debris; (E) Privy vaults, garbage (except in authorized containers), garbage cans which are not rodent free and fly -tight or which are so maintained to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors; (F) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal or body of water by sewage, industrial wastes or other substances, or any illicit discharge as set forth in subsection 51.24; -7- 26