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Initial contact. The initial contact will be to the party or parties listed on the application and/or the SWPPP as contacts. Except during an emergency action, forty-eight (48) hours after notification by the City or seventy-two (72) hours after the failure of erosion control measures, whichever is less, the City at its discretion, may begin corrective work. Such notification should be in writing, but if it is verbal, a written notification should follow as quickly as practical. If after making a good faith effort to notify the responsible party or parties, the City has been unable to establish contact, the City may proceed with corrective work. There are conditions when time is of the essence in controlling erosion. During such a condition the City may take immediate action, and then notify the applicant as soon as possible. 2. Erosion off-site. If erosion breaches the perimeter of the site, the applicant shall immediately develop a cleanup and restoration plan, obtain the right- of-entry from the adjoining property owner, and implement the cleanup and restoration plan within forty-eight (48) hours of obtaining the adjoining property owner's permission. In no case, unless written approval is received fiom the City, may more than seven (7) calendar days go by without corrective action being taken. If in the discretion of the City, the permit holder does not repair the damage caused by the erosion, the City may do the remedial work required. When restoration to wetlands and other resources are required, the applicant should be required to work with the appropriate agency to ensure that the work is done properly. Erosion into streets, wetlands or water bodies. If eroded soils (including tracked soils from construction activities) enter or appear likely to enter streets, wetlands, or other water bodies, cleanup and repair shall be immediate. The applicant shall provide all traffic control and flagging required to protect the traveling public during the cleanup operations. 927.040. FAILURE TO DO CORRECTIVE WORK. A. Failure to do corrective work. When an applicant fails to conform to any provision of this policy within the time stipulated, the City may take the following actions. a. Issue a stop work order, withhold the scheduling of inspections, and/or the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. b. Revoke any approval granted by the City to the applicant for the site in question or any other of the applicant's sites with in the City's jurisdiction. c. Correct the deficiency or hire a contractor to correct the deficiency. The approval of the plan constitutes aright-of--entry for the City or its contractor to enter upon the construction site for the purpose of correcting deficiencies in erosion control. Erosion Control Ordinance 927- 12