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Ordinance No. Page 4 (6) Amend Section 9.14.090, as follows: 9.14.090 Watercourse protection. A. Maintenance. Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee or tenant, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation and other obstacles which would pollute, contaminate or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse; shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function or physical integrity of the watercourse; and shall not remove healthy bank vegetation beyond that actually necessary for said maintenance, nor remove said vegetation in such a manner as to increase the vulnerability of the watercourse to erosion; and shall ensure that storm drain inlets are marked with "No dumping, drains to bay" and such markings remain legible. {the remaining provisions of Section 9.14.090.B. are unchanged} (7) Amend Section 9.14.100, subsection D., as follows: 9.14.100 Authority to inspect. D. Notification of Spills. As soon as any person in charge of a facility or responsible for emergency response for a facility has knowledge of any confirmed or unconfirmed release of materials, pollutants or waste which may result in pollutants or nonstormwater discharges entering the city storm sewer system, such person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery and containment and cleanup of such release and shall notify the city of the occurrence by telephoning (925) 931 -5500 during normal working hours or (925) 931 -5100 after normal working hours 484 -8040 and confirming the notification by correspondence to the operations services director, or his or her designee. {the remaining provisions of Section 9.14.100 are unchanged) (8) Add the following new section: Section 9.14.125 Violations subject to administrative citations. Penalties for a violation of this chapter are subject to administrative citation as set forth in Chapter 1.24 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, as well as all other civil and criminal remedies. E. Amend Chapter 9.20 Garbage as follows: (1) Add to Section 9.20.010 Definitions the following terms: "Recyclable waste material" means discarded materials such as, but not limited to, newspapers, mixed paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, metal cans, and metals which are separated from other garbage or refuse for the purpose of recycling. "Recycling" means the process of collecting and turning used products into new products by reprocessing or remanufacturinq them. (Section 9.20.010 tc be renumbered to reflect these additional definitions)