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a.No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep or permit to be thrown, deposited,
<br />placed, left or maintained, any refuse, rubbish, garbage or other discarded or abandoned
<br />objects, articles and accumulations, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet,
<br />catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, business place or upon any public or private
<br />lot of land in the cityCity of Pleasanton, so that the same might be or become a pollutant,
<br />except in containers or in lawfully established dumping grounds.
<br />b. No Person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake, creek, or any other body of
<br />water in a park or elsewhere within the City of Pleasanton. Litter is defined as “garbage”,
<br />“refuse” and rubbish, and all other waste material.
<br />2. Standard maintenance of premises.
<br />a. Persons owning or operating premises shall clean the property and storm drainage structures
<br />as frequently and thoroughly as practicable in a manner that does not result in discharge of
<br />pollutants or waste to the MS4.
<br />b. The Responsible Person for any business in the City of Pleasanton in front of which there is a
<br />paved sidewalk shall maintain said sidewalk free of dirt and litter to the MEP. Sweepings
<br />from said sidewalk shall not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to go into the gutter,
<br />roadway, or MS4, but shall be disposed of in receptacles maintained on said real property as
<br />required for the disposal of garbage.
<br />c. If wet cleaning is required to maintain the appearance of the sidewalk, parking lot, or other
<br />exterior surfaces, the surface cleaning guidelines established by the Alameda Countywide
<br />Clean Water Program shall be used
<br />3. Trash control.
<br />a.An authorized enforcement officer may require installation and maintenance of full trash
<br />capture device(s) that meet the requirements of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
<br />Control Board on private storm drain inlets if implemented controls do not prevent the
<br />discharge of trash from the private parcels and drainage facilities to the MS4.
<br />b. At a minimum, the full trash capture system covering the entirety of the parcel must be
<br />installed before the onsite drainage enters the MS4 (i.e., trash capture must take place no
<br />farther downstream than the last private stormwater drainage structure on the site).
<br />c.The authorized enforcement official may require Persons owning, operating or maintaining
<br />such Premises to enter into an operation and maintenance agreement, in a form approved by
<br />the City of Pleasanton and which has been recorded for the property with the Alameda County
<br />Recorder's Office, to ensure the operation and maintenance of the full trash capture system
<br />d. Upon transferring ownership of the property, any property owner required by this Article to
<br />install and maintain a full trash capture system shall notify the City of Pleasanton in writing of
<br />the transfer of ownership, provide the new owners with a current copy of this Chapter and the
<br />maintenance agreement, and inform the new owners in writing of their obligation to properly
<br />operate and maintain the full trash capture system.
<br />e. It shall be unlawful to alter, modify, change, or remove any full trash capture system without
<br />first obtaining from the Authorized Enforcement Official written certification that the
<br />requirements of this Article have been satisfied.
<br />4. Organic matter
<br />a. Sweeping, blowing, or otherwise causing leaf litter, yard trimmings, or other organic matter in
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