[Code 1961, § 9.01.01]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:
DEBRIS
Any wreckage or any organic or inorganic waste materials of any kind whatsoever.
PERMANENT OBSTRUCTION
Any rock or earth fill, or any wall or building or structure of any kind.
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Editor's Note: Former Sections 9-2 through 9-6, which contained provisions on the Air and Water Pollution Abatement Commission, adopted as §§ 9.11.01 through 9.11.06 of the 1961 Code, as amended, were repealed 5-1-2000 by § 1 of Ord. No. 00-1.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.02]
(a) 
No person shall place or erect any permanent obstruction within the visible natural banks of any stream, brook, or watercourse other than the Farmington or Connecticut rivers, within the Town, or within 25 feet of the center line of any such stream, brook or watercourse where no natural bank is visible, except when permission is granted in writing by the Town Council or by the state Commissioner of environmental protection.
(b) 
A request to the Town Council for such permission must be accompanied by sufficient engineering data, either in writing or drawings or both, to enable the Town Council or its agents to make a finding that the proposed permanent obstruction will not cause or aggravate any problem of flood hazard or pollution of the brook, stream or watercourse.
(c) 
Such request to the Town Council shall be referred to the Town Manager for consideration. The Town Manager shall report to the Council within 30 days each officer's recommendations for approval or disapproval of the request. If the Town Manager recommends disapproval, the Council may nonetheless grant the request by a 3/4 vote of the total membership of the Council. If the Town Manager recommends approval, or fails to return a recommendation within 30 days of the referral by the Council, the Council may approve the request by vote of a simple majority of the members present at any lawful meeting.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.03]
No person shall deposit or allow to accumulate any debris whatsoever within the visible banks of any river, stream, brook or watercourse, or upon land adjoining any river, stream, brook or watercourse, from which land said debris may be carried away in the event of flooding or upon which land such debris may tend to prevent or inhibit the free discharge of floodwaters.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.04]
When any violation of Section 9-7 or Section 9-8 shall be discovered, the Town Manager shall issue an order in writing to the person responsible for such violation to remove the obstruction or debris. If the person to whom such order is directed shall fail to comply therewith within 30 days, or such longer time as the Manager may permit, but in no case more than 90 days, the Town Manager shall so notify the Town Council. After public hearing, the Council may instruct the Town Manager to cause the removal of such obstruction or debris and recover the cost of such removal by means of an assessment upon the property of said person to be collected in the manner provided by the General Statutes of the state for the collection of taxes.
[Code 1961, § 9.07.01; Ord. of 3-7-1966; Ord. No. 99-3, § 1, 5-3-1999]
(a) 
The owner of any lot or parcel of land in the Town on which repairs or building operations are being conducted shall, when deemed necessary by the Town Manager, keep the grounds of same thoroughly sprinkled or treated with water, calcium chloride or other means so that the dust, sand, cinders or other substances on such ground will not be raised, carried or blown by the wind, movement of vehicles or other causes, into or upon public property, or on adjacent property of others.
(b) 
Provision shall be made on said grounds to prevent retention of water thereon.