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§ 9.14.050 Construction and application <br />A. This chapter shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of the Federal Clean <br />Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, the California Water Code and <br />applicable implementing regulations, and the city's current NPDES permitMRP and any amendment, <br />revision or reissuance thereof. <br />B. The standards established by this chapter are minimum standards. Therefore, this chapter does not <br />intend nor imply that compliance by any discharger will ensure that the discharger will not cause <br />contamination, pollution, or unauthorized discharge of pollutants or waste into Waters of the United <br />States or Waters of the State. Ensuring that the discharger does not contaminate, pollute, or otherwise <br />discharge pollutants or waste into the Waters of the United States or to Waters of the State is the <br />ultimate responsibility of the discharger. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the City <br />of Pleasanton or any City of Pleasanton agent or employee for any damages that result from the <br />discharger’s reliance on this chapter, or any lawful administrative decision made under this chapter. <br />§ 9.14.060 Scope and limits of this chapter <br />This chapter shall apply to: <br />A. Ministerial as well as discretionary approvals of development projects. <br />B. Dischargers at or from parcels and premises within the City of Pleasanton, which have been found to, <br />or may be reasonably considered to, cause or contribute to pollution of stormwater runoff or illegal <br />connections and other illicit discharges. <br />C. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to infringe any right or power guaranteed by the United <br />States constitution or the California constitution, including any vested property right. <br />§ 9.14.070 Severability and validity <br />If any portion of the ordinance codified in this chapter is declared invalid, the remaining portions of such <br />ordinance are considered to be valid. <br />§ 9.14.0480 Discharge of pollutants. <br />The discharge of nonstormwater discharges to the city storm sewer system is prohibited. All discharges of <br />material other than stormwater must be in compliance with a NPDES permit issued to the discharger (other <br />than the city's current NPDES permit). <br />A. General Prohibition. Any discharge to the MS4 not composed entirely of stormwater is prohibited, <br />except as set forth in Section 10. <br />B. The City of Pleasanton has the authority and duty to require any Person intending to connect to the <br />MS4 to adhere to this chapter, the MRP, and any amendment, revision, or reissuance thereof. <br />C. It is unlawful to throw, deposit, leave, abandon, maintain or keep materials or wastes on public or <br />private lands in a manner and place where they may result in an illicit discharge. <br />(Ord. 1572 § 2, 1992; Ord. 2019 § 1, 2011) <br />Page 287 of 428