§ 8-167. Liability for cleanup costs.  


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  • The responsible person shall be strictly liable to the city for all of the following:

    (1)

    The reasonable cleanup costs incurred by the city as a result of the failure of the person to cleanup a hazardous substance or waste involved in a hazardous condition caused by that person, including emergency treatment of the hazardous condition.

    (2)

    The reasonable costs incurred by the city to evacuate people from the area threatened by a hazardous condition caused by the person.

    (3)

    The reasonable damages to the city for the injury to, destruction of, or loss of city property, including parks and roads, resulting from a hazardous condition caused by that person, including the costs of assessing the injury, destruction or loss.

(Prior Code, § 107.04)