§ 1010-2.006. Prohibited activities.

No person, firm, corporation, municipality or public district shall allow on its property or commit or cause to be committed any of the acts hereinafter described, unless a written permit has first been obtained from the enforcing officer or his duly appointed representative:

(1)

Impair or impede the natural flow of storm waters, or other water running in a defined channel, natural or man-made, or allow on its property or cause or permit the obstruction of such channel;

(2)

Deposit any material in such channel;

(3)

Excavate, grade or otherwise alter the surface of land so as to reduce the capacity of such channel;

(4)

Destroy or significantly alter riparian or bank-stabilizing vegetation, including without limitation cutting, clearing, grubbing, burning, removing, excavating or grading, except as is necessary to maintain the hydraulic capacity of the watercourse:

(5)

Plant any shrub, vine or tree within a riparian corridor;

(6)

Construct, alter or repair any storm water drainage structure, facility or channel;

(7)

Commit any act, within any easement dedicated for drainage purposes, that will impair the use of such easement for such purposes;

(8)

Install or construct any new non-drainage structures, improvements thereto or expansion thereof including, but not limited to, buildings, swimming pools, patios, paving, fences, poles and similar improvements, within watercourses.

(Ord. 89-27: prior code § 7600: Ord. 1447).