§ 54.004 MANAGEMENT OF SITE VEGETATION.

   (A)   Any landowner shall provide for the installation and maintenance of vegetation on his, her or their property in accordance with the following criteria, regardless as to whether or not a storm water management plan has been approved or is necessary under this chapter.

      (1)   Use of impervious surfaces. No person shall apply items included in the definition of “prohibited discharge” on impervious surfaces or within storm water drainage systems with impervious liners or conduits.

      (2)   Unimproved land areas. Except for driveways, sidewalks, patios, areas occupied by structures, landscaped areas or areas that have been otherwise improved, all areas shall be covered by plants or vegetative growth.

      (3)   Use of pervious surfaces. No person shall deposit grass clippings, leaves or other vegetative materials, with the exception of normal mowing or weed control, within natural or human-made watercourses, wetlands or within wetland buffer areas. No person shall deposit items included in the definition of “prohibited discharge”, except as noted above.

   (B)   Failure to comply with this section of the chapter shall constitute a violation and subject the landowner to the enforcement provisions, penalties and non-compliance fees outlined in §§ 54.070 through 54.073 of this chapter.

(2004 Code, § 54.04)  (Ord. 07-0462, passed 4-24-2007)  Penalty, see § 54.999