(a) No person shall place any obstruction in a storm water drainage ditch situated in the right of way of a public street of the City, or in any other way change or affect the natural flow of water within such ditch, except as provided in this chapter.
(b) No person shall place any obstruction in a natural storm water drainage course that is situated on private property and that provides storm water drainage from other properties through such property, or in any other way change or affect the natural flow of water within such water course as to cause the unnatural accumulation of water upon such other properties. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the installation of storm sewers within, and as a replacement for, a natural drainage course, provided that such sewers are of sufficient size to accommodate storm water that would naturally flow through such drainage course, and provided that the plans for such sewers have been approved by the Engineering and Environmental Services Director.
(Ord. 4791, passed 6-18-1968; Am. Ord. O2007-24, passed 3-20-2007)