(A) The city shall review and approve BMPs for any activity, operation or facility that may cause or contribute to pollution, discharge of hazardous materials or has the potential to contaminate naturally occurring stormwater or waters of the United States. The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide, at their own expense, reasonable protection from accidental discharge of these structural and non-structural BMPs. Further, any person responsible for a property or premise which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge may be required to implement, at such person’s expense, additional structural and non-structural BMPs to prevent the further discharge of pollutants or hazardous materials to the MS4 or any conveyance. These BMPs shall be part of a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) as necessary for compliance with requirements of the NPDES permit.
(B) Watercourse protection. Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person’s lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation and other obstacles that would pollute or contaminate the watercourse. Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person’s lessee, shall significantly maintain existing structures within or adjacent to a watercourse so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function or physical integrity of the watercourse.
(Ord. 2727, passed 12-13-2010)