Discharges to the city’s MS4 or upon any public highway, street, sidewalk, alley, parking lot, paving drainage ditch, storm drain, sewer, gutter, creek, stream, river, lake, pond or lagoon within the city, resulting from the cleaning of driveways, parking lots, and other paved surfaces shall be deemed allowable upon the fulfillment of the following requirements:
(A) The person conducting the cleaning shall employ BMPs, including but not limited to absorbent materials, which prevent the discharge of pollutants into the city’s storm sewer;
(B) Prior to any washing, floatables shall be removed from the surface that is about to be cleaned;
(C) The discharge shall not result in a violation of the city’s OPDES Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permit; and
(D) The discharge, based upon the determination of the Director, shall not cause contamination of surface water, stormwater or groundwater within the city.
(Ord. 2007-25, passed 11-19-07; Am. Ord. 2015-29, passed 11-16-15)