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Subd. 5. Any owner of any property found to be in violation of this section shall make the necessary changes to comply with this section and such change shall be verified by authorized city employees or its agents. Any property or structure not inspected or. not in compliance with this section by June 1, 2007, shall, following notification from the city, comply within 14 calendar days or be subject to the surcharge as provided in Subd. 7 hereof. Subd. b. The city reserves the right to periodically reinspect any property or structure to confirm continued compliance with this section. Any property found not to be in compliance upon reinspection or any person refusing to allow their property to be reinspected shall, following notification from the city, comply within 14 calendar days or be subject to the surcharge hereinafter provided for. Subd. 7. A surcharge of $100.00 per month is hereby imposed and shall be added to every sewer billing for any property found not in compliance with this section. The surcharge shall be added every month until the property is determined by the city to be in compliance with this section. The city shall not issue building, plumbing, electrical or mechanical permits for any property that is not in compliance with this section until the property is determined by the city to be in compliance with this section. Subd. 8. The City Council, upon recommendation -of the Director of Public Works or his designee, shall hear and decide requests for temporary waivers from the provisions of this section where strict enforcement would cause a threat to public safety because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration. Any request for a temporary waiver shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works in writing. Upon approval of a temporary waiver from the provisions of this section, the property owner shall agree to pay an additional fee for sanitary sewer services based on the number of gallons discharged into the sanitary sewer system as estimated by the Director of Public Works or his designee. Subd. 9. If a property owner demonstrates a financial hardship to pay for the disconnection cost of a non-compliant system, they may petition the City Council to assess the disconnection cost on the property. Under this petition, the property owner must waive their right to a public hearing and _waive their right to appeal the assessments. Assessments initiated in this manner and associated interest charges must be paid back to the city within 5 years. Subd. 10. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and each day that the violation continues is a separately prosecutable offense. The imposition of the surcharge shall not limit the city's authority to prosecute the criminal violations, 25