27.12.055 Enforcement.
(1) A violation is:
(a) Any action or omission that violates any of the provisions of this chapter; or
(b) Any action or omission that violates any of the provisions of any mitigation plan, habitat management plan, certificate of compliance, or other special report prepared pursuant to this chapter and approved by the review authority as part of any certificate of compliance, variance, reasonable use exception approval, or as a part of any Type I, II, or III permit issued under Chapter 26.10 CCC.
(2) A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a civil violation subject to a monetary penalty as well as prosecution as a misdemeanor. Conviction of a violation or payment of a penalty does not relieve a violator from compliance with this chapter.
(3) A violation of the provisions of this chapter is hereby determined to be detrimental to the public health, safety, and environment and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, subject to prevention, removal, or abatement at the expense of the person(s) creating, causing, or committing such violation, and subject to the recording of a lien for such expenses against the property where the public nuisance is located, with such lien to be of equal rank with State, County, and municipal taxes.
(4) Violations of the provisions of this chapter are subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in CCC Title 20, Code Compliance, except to the extent preempted by State or federal law or by any contrary enforcement and penalty provisions contained in this chapter.
(5) Any person subject to this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter or the provisions of a permit or approval issued pursuant to this chapter shall be liable for all damage to public or private property arising from such violation, including the cost of restoring the affected area to its condition prior to such violation.
(6) Clallam County shall not issue any permit, license or other development approval on a development proposal site subject to an enforcement order under this section; provided, that Clallam County may issue such permits to rectify or correct enforcement orders.