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Sec. 94.518. Enforcement. (a) Enforcement activities include informal contacts with individuals to advise them of requirements, the issuance of verbal warnings, written warnings, and municipal court citations, formal court action, and billing and collection. Inspectors and technicians of the planning and development services, building inspections, public works and environment and engineering departments are authorized to issue municipal court citations for violations of this article. (b) The city attorney is authorized to prosecute violations of this article in the municipal court where iurisdiction lies for the action. For the purpose of defining the iurisdiction of the municipal court, and on the basis of the significant threat to j)ublic health, safety and welfare posed by potential pollution of the Edwards Aquifer, violations of this article are declared to be nuisances, and are prohibited within the city and within 5,000 feet ofthe city. ( c) The city attorney is authorized to file and prosecute an iniunctive action, a collection action, or another appropriate action in a court of competent iurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article. (d) The initiation of one form of enforcement action by the city attorney will not preclude the city attorney from initiating any other form of enforcement action. Sec. 94.519 8 - 94.523. Reserved. DIVISION 3. STANDARDS AND WATER QUALITY ZONES Sec. 94.524. Impervious cover limitation. (a) The total of all impervious cover at a site in the recharge zone is limited to the following percentages of the gross area of the site based on the size of the site: Size of Site Impervious Cover Limit Up to and including three acres 40% More than three acres and less 30% than five acres Five acres or more 20;&.)% (b) The area of impervious cover at a site will be the area of the impermeable surface measured horizontally. The area of impervious cover for a surface may be reduced based on data acceptable to the engineering director showing that the surface has a significant degree of permeability. GD A person may not submit a series of applications for approval of aquifer protection plans development plats or subdivision construction plans for distinct sites on a single tract of property for the purpose of increasing the impervious cover limit on the property. If the planning director determines that an application involves a violation of this subsection, the C:\TEMP\Edwards Regulations revision final.doc 37