§ 29-4. Discharges of impure water and fluids into streets.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to run or discharge any fluid or water containing oil, grease, soap, lye, washing powder, mud or filth, on or into any of the public streets within the city; however, the scrubbing of walks and driveways with reasonable amounts of mild detergent and flushed with clear water from a hose not to exceed three-fourths of an inch in diameter and operating on normal city water pressure shall not be deemed a violation of this section even though water incidentally spills over into the city streets, provided the water does not extend into the traffic lanes.

(b)

Spots on walks or driveways may be dissolved and washed in the manner described above, but the flushing of liquid oil, grease, kerosene, naphtha, or other solvents detrimental to asphalt into city streets shall be prohibited. Sections of this Code dealing with water conservation are not waived under this section.

(c)

In locations where drainage conditions do not permit complete runoff, and pooling of water results between the curb and the traffic lane, the person responsible for such pooling shall be responsible for the immediate removal of such pooled water, or will be deemed to be in violation of this section.

(d)

For the purposes of this section, the term "traffic lane" shall mean that portion of the roadway beginning at a point three (3) feet out from the curb line adjoining the location involved.

(Code 1950, § 41-4; Ord. No. 17835, 7-3-52; Ord. No. 20304, 6-17-54; Ord. No. 20459, § 1, 8-19-54; Code 1959, § 26-14)