Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person’s lessee as a condition of its lease, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse located within the property free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate or cause the flow of water through the watercourse to back up. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned 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. passed 10-4-2016)