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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 as required for the disposal of garbage. No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake, stream, or any other body of water within the City. (b) Standard for Parking Lots and Similar Structures: Persons owning or operating a parking lot, gas station pavement, or similar structure shall clean those structures as frequently and thoroughly as practicable in a manner that does not result in discharge of pollutants to the City storm sewer system. (c) Best Management Practices for New Developments and Redevelopments: Any construction contractor performing work in the City shall endeavor, whenever possible, to provide filter materials at the catch basin to retain any debris and dirt Flowing into the City's storm sewer system. The City Engineer may establish controls on the volume and rate of storm water runoff from new developments and redevelopments as may be appropriate to minimize the discharge and transport of pollutants. (d) Compliance with Best Management Practices: Where best management practices guidelines or requirements have been adopted by any Federal, State of California, regional, and /or City agency, for any activity, operation, or facility which may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or discharge of non -storm water to the storm water system, every person undertaking such activity or operation, or owning or operating such facility, shall comply with such guidelines or requirements. Section 3 -15 -220. Watercourse Protection. (a) 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. No person shall commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts, unless a written authorization has first been obtained from the City Manager or his or her designee: (I) Discharge into or connect any pipe or channel to a watercourse; (2) Modify the natural flow of water in a watercourse; 5