10-6-2-1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS:

   A.   Reduction Of Pollutants: Any person engaged in activities which will or may result in pollutants entering a storm drain shall undertake reasonable measures to reduce such pollutants. Examples of such activities include, but are not limited to: improper application, over use and disposal of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers; activities related to automobile businesses, including service stations, automobile dealerships, car washes and body shops; and light industrial facilities which may be a source of pollutants.

   B.   Accumulation Prohibited: No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left or maintained, any refuse, rubbish, garbage or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles and accumulations, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, parking area, or upon any public or private plot of land so that the same might be or become a pollutant, except where such pollutant is being temporarily stored in properly contained waste receptacles or is part of a well defined compost system.

   C.   Leaking Containers: No person shall cause or permit any dumpster, solid waste bin or similar container to leak such that any pollutant is discharged into any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, business place or upon any public or private plot of land in the City.

   D.   Property Maintenance: The occupant or tenant, the owner, lessee or proprietor of any real property in the City where there is located a paved sidewalk or parking area shall maintain said paved surface free of dirt or litter to the extent reasonable and practicable and provide an adequate means for the disposal of refuse, rubbish, garbage or other articles so as to prevent such matter from entering a storm drain. Sweepings from said sidewalk shall not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to go into the gutter or roadway, but shall be disposed of in receptacles maintained on said real property.

   E.   Water Pollution: No person shall throw or deposit any pollutant in any fountain, pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the City, except as otherwise permitted under local, State or Federal law. (1952 Code § 8-15-02.01)