A. State-issued Permits. Each person associated with any individual NPDES permit (whether or not the NPDES permit) or state general construction NPDES permit shall comply with all the requirements of such permits. Each person identified in these permits shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permits. The city engineer may require any person to which such a permit has been issued to provide proof of compliance, in a form acceptable to the city engineer or his or her designated representative, prior to the issuance of any grading, building or occupancy permit, or any other type of permit or license issued by the city.
B. City-issued Permits. An application for any of the following permits or approvals shall demonstrate how the requirements of this chapter will be met, and the permit or approval shall not be issued unless the city engineer determines that the application complies with the requirements of this chapter:
1. Commercial development plan
2. Residential development plan
3. Industrial development plan
4. Grading plan
5. Building permit
6. Improvement plan
7. Conditional use permit
8. Temporary use permit
9. Tentative map modifications
10. Map modifications
C. Permit Suspensions or Revocations. The city engineer may suspend or revoke any permit issued by the city when it is determined that:
1. The permittee has violated any term, condition, or requirement of the permit or any applicable provision of this chapter;
2. The circumstances have changed so that it is no longer appropriate to accept the discharge;
3. The permittee fails to comply with any schedule for compliance issued pursuant to this chapter; or
4. Any regulatory agency, including the EPA, the State Board or a regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the discharge, notifies the city that the discharge should be terminated.
D. Permit Modifications. The city engineer may modify any permit when it is determined that:
1. Federal or state law requirements have changed in a manner that necessitates a change in the permit;
2. The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed; or
3. A change to the permit is necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives of this chapter or to protect the quality of receiving waters.
E. Compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of a permit issued by the city shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations, the NPDES permit and local permit requirements, applicable to the activity for which the permit is issued.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)