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Communication No. 2014-63.1 stability of a public way or drainage channel, or has been done without a duly authorized permit, the owner of the property upon which the excavation, fill, grubbing or stockpiling is located, or other person or agent in control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the director of public works shall immediately upon receipt or within the period specified therein cease any unpermitted work and, if work is permitted, repair or eliminate the hazard and be in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. Section 10-8. Violations and penalty. (d) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter by grubbing or grading without a permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $50,000 or be less than $5,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed fifty days, or both, for each offense. In addition, said person shall not be granted a permit to grub or grade for a period of a minimum of one year or no more than five years. Contractors and operators of heavy equipment that aided and abetted in the unpermitted grubbing/grading shall also be punished by the same fine and revocation of their license for a period of a minimum of five years for each offense. Section 10-11. Fees. (d) Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started or proceeded prior to obtaining the permit, the fees specified shall be [doubled,] increased tenfold, but the payment of such [doubled] tenfold fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this chapter in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.