Enforcement action shall be taken whenever a person has violated any provision of this chapter. The choice of enforcement action taken and the severity of any penalty shall be based on the nature of the violation, the damage or risk to the public or to public resources, and/or the degree of bad faith of the persons subject to the enforcement action. (Ord. 2859 § 2 (part), 2016: Ord. 2473 § 2 (part), 2009; Ord. 1870 § 1 (part), 1996).