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.)