(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
WATERS or WATERWAYS. Includes all waters of the state as defined by M.S. §§ 103G.005, Subd. 15 and 103G.201, as they may be amended from time to time, and shall also include all bodies of water, natural or artificial, including ponds, streams, lakes, swamps, and ditches, which are a part of or contribute to the collection, runoff, or storage waters within the city or directly or indirectly affect the collection, transportation, storage, or disposal of the storm and surface waters system in the city.
(B) Permit required. No person shall cause or permit any waters or waterways to be created, dammed, altered, filled, dredged, or eliminated, or cause the water level elevation thereof to be artificially altered without first securing a permit from the city, state, or watershed management organization as appropriate.
(C) Application for permit. Applications for permits required by the provisions of this section shall be in writing upon printed forms furnished by the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer.
(D) Scope of proposed work. Applications for permits required by this section shall be accompanied with a complete and detailed description of the proposed work together with complete plans and a topographical survey map clearly illustrating the proposed work and its effect upon existing waters and water-handling facilities.
(E) Fees. A fee, established by the Council by resolution from time to time, shall be paid to the city upon the filing of an application for a permit required by the provisions of this section to defray the costs of investigating and considering that application.
(1997 Code, § 23.10) Penalty, see § 150.99