(A) No land shall be developed or altered and no use shall be permitted that results in surface water runoff causing unreasonable flooding, erosion, or deposit of materials on adjacent properties or water bodies. The runoff shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, a natural watercourse or drainageway, a ponding area, or other public facility.
(B) Upon inspection of any site that has created drainage problems or could create a drainage problem with proposed new development, the owner or contractor of the site may be required to complete a grading plan and apply for a grading permit.
(C) On any slope where the natural drainage pattern may be disturbed or altered, the owner or contractor may be required to obtain a grading permit.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010)