In order to accomplish the purpose of this chapter to protect the drainage facilities, improvements, and properties owned by the City; to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, and to prevent damage, including but not limited to damage from erosion, siltation and sedimentation, that adversely affects public rights-of-way, storm sewers, drainage ditches, watercourses, and other drainage facilities, and misuse of any of the drainage facilities, improvements, or properties within the City, the City may make and enforce rules and regulations that are approved by the City Manager, and are necessary and reasonable:
(a) To regulate the manner in which storm sewers, ditches, channels, and other storm water facilities are to be designed, installed, maintained, adjusted, used, altered or otherwise changed.
(b) To levy storm water fees permitted by this chapter.
(c) To prescribe the manner in which such facilities are operated.
(d) To facilitate the enforcement of this chapter.
(e) To prescribe the collection procedures and timing of service charge bills.
(f) To protect the drainage facilities, improvements, and properties controlled by the City, and to prescribe the manner of their use by any public or private person, firm or corporation.
(g) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(Ord. 03-20. Passed 1-5-04.)