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CHAPTER 13.16
STORM DRAINS
Sections
   13.16.010   Diverting water flow – Prohibited generally.
   13.16.020   Diverting water flow – Permit.
   13.16.030   Diverting water flow – Construction.
   13.16.040   Ditches – Depositing debris – Permit required.
   13.16.050   Ditches – Cutting – Permit required.
   13.16.060   Waste, irrigation water.
   13.16.070   Catch basins – Location.
   13.16.050   Catch basins – Dimensions.
   13.16.090   Catch basins – Construction.
   13.16.100   Catch basins – Application to construct.
   13.16.110   Wastewater on streets.
13.16.010 Diverting water flow – Prohibited generally.
   No person shall place or construct any dam, weir, bulkhead or other construction, or any rocks, brush or earth in any main or branch ditch of the storm drain system of the city, or in any gutter or drain connected therewith, or make any breach or opening in the sidewalls or bottom of any such gutter or drain, or of the curbing connected therewith, or place or keep at any point in the storm drains any trap or gate for the purpose of diverting water from the same, except as provided in this chapter.
(`78 Code, § 13.16.010.)
13.16.020 Diverting water flow – Permit.
   Any person desiring to divert waters at any point along the storm drains of the city shall make application in writing to the Council for permission so to do, and the application shall be accompanied with a sketch showing in what manner the applicant desires to make such diversion of water. All applications shall be referred to the City Engineer for his or her investigation, and if approved by him or her, the application may be granted by the Council; provided, that before any permit is granted to any person to divert waters from any part of the storm drain system, or gutters or drains upon the public highways of the city connected therewith, the applicant shall sign an agreement with the city which shall provide in substance that such applicant claims no rights in the storm drains or the waters flowing therein except under the license of the city; that the city disclaims all responsibility for the maintenance of any flow of water whatever at the point of diversion; and that the license to divert waters is revocable at any time upon 30 days notice by the city.
(`78 Code, § 13.16.020.)
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