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Ordinance No. 2295 Page 3 of 9 § 9.14.095. 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; 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 storm drain inlets are marked with "No dumping, drains to bay" and such markings remain legible at all times. B. Prohibited Acts. No person shall commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts, unless a written permit has first been obtained from the operation services director: 1. Discharge into or connect any pipe or channel to a watercourse. 2. Modify the natural flow of water in a watercourse. 3. Carry out development within 30 feet of the center line of any creek or 20 feet of the top of a bank. 4. Deposit in, plant in or remove any material from a watercourse including its banks, except as required for necessary maintenance. 5. Construct, alter, enlarge, connect to, change or remove any structure in a watercourse. 6. Place any loose or unconsolidated material along the side of or within a watercourse or so close to the side as to cause a diversion of the flow, or to cause a probability of such material being carried away by stormwaters passing through such watercourse. § 9.14.100. Discharge in violation of permit. B. Every owner of real property within the City of Pleasanton shall manage their property in a manner to avoid violation of this code. The property owner shall be liable for violations thereof regardless of any contract or agreement with any third party regarding the property. When there are multiple property owners, the property owners shall have joint and several liability. 1. Every property owner in the city of Pleasanton's jurisdiction is required to conduct all activities in a manner to avoid violation of this code and to correct any nuisance condition. 2. Every property owner in the City of Pleasanton's jurisdiction is required to conduct all activities in a manner to avoid violation of this code and to correct any nuisance condition. (Ord. 2281, 6/18/2024)