No person shall obstruct, cover or change the grade, course
or width of any stream, brook or other watercourse on public or private
land in the City without written permission of the Commissioner of
Public Works, after a petition with diagram showing the proposed change
has been filed with such Commissioner.
No person shall allow to flow from his or their premises, into
any stream, brook or other watercourse in the City, any refuse or
other objectionable matter capable of polluting the stream.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
The dumping or throwing or disposing of garbage or refuse of
any type into any water or on any beaches or land adjacent to any
waters under the jurisdiction of the City is prohibited. Violation
of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $20 for each offense.