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- g � § 27A.14 § 27A.17 drainage channel, in violation of any provi- B. Modify the natural flow of water in a � sions of this Article, shall be and is hereby watercourse; dectared to be a pubfic nuisance and sub- ject to abatement or removal or enjoinment C. Carry out development within thirty in the manner provided by law. (Ord. No. feet (30') of the center line of any 2090, § 1, 6-12-95) creek or twenty feet (20') of the top of a bank; Sec. 27A.15. WATERCOURSE PROTEC- D. Deposit in, plant in, or remove any TION: Every person owning property material from a watercourse including through which a watercourse passes, or the banks, except as required for such person's lessee or. tenant, shall keep necessary maintenance; � and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free of trash, E. Construct, alter, enlarge, connect to, debris, excessive vegetation, and other change, or remove any structure in a obstacles which would pollute, contaminate, watercourse; or or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse; shall maintain F. Place any loose or unconsolidated existing privately owned structures within a material along the side of or within a watercourse so that such structures will not watercourse or so close to the side as become a hazard to the use, function, or to cause a diversion of the flow, or to physical integrity of the watercourse; and cause a probability of such material shall not remove healthy bank vegetation being carried away by stormwaters beyond that actually necessary for the passing through such watercourse. maintenance, nor remove said vegetation in (Ord. No. 2090, § 1, 6-12-95) ; such a manner as to increase the vulnera bility of the watercourse to erosion. (Ord. No. 2090, § 1, 6-12-95) Sec. 27A.17. WAIVER PROCEDURES: It � is the intent of this Chapter to protect and enhance water quality while respecting Sec. 27A.16. PROHIBITION; PERMIT: the rights of private property owners to eco- No� person shall permit or cause to be nomically viable use of land. It is not the committed any of the following acts in any intent of this Chapter to prohibit all econom- creek, ditch, natural stormwater drainage ically viable use of any private lands, nor to channel, storm drainage easement or public result in confiscatory impact. Accordingly, utility easement adjacent to, abutting and the purpose of this Section is to provide for adjoining any creek, ditch or natural an administrative procedure for a waiver or stormwater drainage channel in the City, modification of a particular p�ovision of this i unless a written permit has first been ob- Chapter in the event the strict application of tained from the City Engineer or his/her this Chapter would result in the denial of all designee: economically�viable use of real property. A. Discharge into or connect any pipe or A. Filing of Waiver Application: An appli- channel to a watercourse; cant for a waiver of a provision of this Chapter shall file a waiver application with the Director or his/her designee _ ; 496 Redwood City � ___. . __._..,,_.. _._ __ _ ,