The City Council hereby finds that the possibility that excessive quantities of soil may be eroding from certain areas that may undergo development for non-agricultural uses such as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational uses and public work construction. This erosion makes necessary costly repairs to gullies, washed-out fills, roads and embankments. The resulting sediment clogs storm sewers and road ditches, muddies streams and leaves deposits of silts in lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands and reservoirs, and is considered a major water pollutant.
(Prior Code, § 16-1) (Ord. 1311, passed 3-16-2009)