[Ord. 1129-2008, 5-22-2008]
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes
shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property
free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles that
may pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water
through the watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee 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.
[Ord. 1129-2008, 5-22-2008]
A.
Vegetative Buffer: For all proposed development subsequent to the
effective date hereof, there shall be a vegetative buffer of 50 feet
of either side of any tributary for any property developed along an
urban tributary in the City of Tahlequah, with the exception of land
utilized for recreational purposes and other municipal improvements
dedicated for public use.
B.
Land Application of Chemicals: Pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides
and biosolid composts, and any other chemicals that are land applied
shall not be permitted for use in aquatic protection buffer zones
in the City of Tahlequah. This measure is being taken to protect our
streams from the pollutants associated with development and to provide
adequate recharge area for stormwater runoff before it enters the
streams.
