The purpose of this chapter is to promote and ensure the future health, safety and general welfare of inhabitants of the city by controlling discharges into the city storm drain system. This will be accomplished by federal, state and local laws and regulations prescribing regulations to effectively prohibit non-stormwater discharges into the city’s stormwater drainage system and to specifically achieve the following objectives:
A. Control discharges from spills, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater;
B. Reduce the discharge of pollutants in all stormwater discharges to the maximum extent practicable;
C. Protect and enhance the water quality of local, state and federal watercourses, water bodies, ground water and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with federal, state and local laws and regulations;
D. Establish penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 229 § 3, 2005)