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Section 10.5. Right of Entry. The Property Owner of the real property where an ISTS is located shall allow the Septage Inspector or Administrator to enter upon the real property to inspect the location and/or ISTS and to undertake such tests and measurements as may be necessary to fulfill the obligations and requirements contained herein, provided that notice of such inspection and time thereof has been communicated by the Septage Inspector or Administrator and received at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Property Owner, inspections and other entries onto private property shall occur between eight o'clock a.m. and six o'clock p.m. only. SECTION 11. Violation, Enforcement And Penalties. Section 11.1. Violations. Any Person who commits any of the following acts or violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance which prescribe that certain action is unlawful shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One -Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each violation. Each day that unlawful activity continues shall constitute a separate violation: Section 11.1.1. Disposes of sewage or installs or renovates an ISTS without first having received a permit as provided herein. Section 11.1.2. Installs or renovates an ISTS or discharges sewage in a manner which involves the knowing and material variation from the terms and specifications contained in the Application or permit. Section 11.1.3. Violates the terms of an order issued pursuant to the provisions contained herein. Section 11.1.4. Willfully fails to conduct the testing or cleaning obligations established pursuant thereto or unlawfully refuses a right of entry to the Septage Inspector or Administrator when requisite notice has been provided. Section 11.1.5. Willfully violates any of the provisions of this ordinance. Section 11.2. Revocation Of Permit. The Administrator may by written order suspend or revoke any disposal or system permit when the Administrator has information indicating that the permit has been issued in error or on the basis of incorrect or inadequate information or that work is not being performed in compliance with this Ordinance or the provisions of any permit issued pursuant hereto. Section 11.3. Cease and Desist Order. The Administrator may issue an order to the Property Owner or occupant of any real property utilizing an ISTS to cease and desist the use of any system which is operating in a manner creating substantial hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare or which has not been renovated in accordance with the provisions of any order issued pursuant to Section 8.3. herein. A noticed public hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days following the issuance of such an order to determine whether the order should be continued in force and effect. Section 11.4. Assessment Against Property. In accordance with State of Minnesota statutes, the City of Gem Lake Council may cause to be assessed against the real property on which an ISTS is located the cost of proper closure, restoration, and cleanup of pollution occurring as a result of a system failure. Upon certification by the Administrator of the cost incurred plus administrative fees identified herein, the cleanup assessment shall be levied against the Property Owner of the real property upon which the system is located. SECTION 12. General Provisions. Section 12.1. ISTS Owner Responsibility And Liability. This Ordinance shall not relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any Person owning, operating, controlling or installing any ISTS or disposing of septage for damage to Persons or real property or any other injury occasioned thereby. The City of Gem Lake assumes no responsibility for the proper, safe, and efficient functioning and performance of any ISTS installed, altered, renovated, or maintained pursuant to the requirements contained herein. Section 12.2. Separability. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Gem Lake that the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any provision or the application thereof to any Person or circumstances is held to be illegal or invalid, such invalidity or illegality shall not affect other provisions of this Ordinance or the application of said provisions to any other real property, building, or structure not specifically included in said determination. To this end, the provisions of this Ordinance and the various applications thereto are declared to be severable. Section 12.3. Repeal. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of Gem Lake, inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance, to the extent of the inconsistency only, and including Ordinance Nos. 46 and 61 are hereby repealed. Section 12.4. Abrogation and Greater Restriction. It is not intended by this Ordinance to appeal, abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deeds, restrictions, agreements, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, where this Ordinance imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this Ordinance shall govern. Section 12.5 "Conflict. In the event any standards set forth in this Ordinance is in conflict with any requirements under other state laws or rules then in that event, the state law or rule shall prevail to the extent of the conflict. This shall not apply to new or replacement systems with a flow of 2,500 gallons per day or less, provided that the local standards are no less stringent than the provisions of Minnesota Rule Chapter 7080. " J