The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the construction of drains,
culverts, pipes, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water,
to regulate the filling, diverting or other altering of existing streams and
watercourses and to remedy those conditions presently existing which constitute
a flood hazard, in order to protect the property within the Town from floods,
freshets and high waters.
The following words and terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings
indicated:
FLOW
The natural or artificial flow, intensity or quality of flow of waters
or drainage.
OBSTRUCTION
Any dams, diversions, construction of any kind, deposits of debris,
fill, sand, stone or other material of any kind.
WATERCOURSE
Any stream flowing in a defined bed or channel, with banks and sides,
not necessarily running all of the time, but fed from other and more permanent
sources than mere surface water, any ditch, culvert, pipe, sluices, drainage
system or other channel for the passage of water.
No person, firm or corporation shall do any of the following without
first having obtained a permit from the Department of Public Works:
A. Place, deposit or permit to be placed or deposited any
obstruction into any watercourse.
B. Construct or place any ditch, pipe, culvert or artificial
watercourse of any kind or nature which shall collect and direct the flow
of natural surface waters or drainage from paved surfaces, structures, roads
or improvements, directly into any watercourse.
C. Obstruct or otherwise change or alter the flow through
any watercourse.