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Local Clean Water Laws

Keeping Our Creeks And Waterways Clean – It’s The Law

All cities, towns, and unincorporated areas fall under local stormwater ordinances. For copies of ordinances pertaining to a specific jurisdiction, call your local stormwater contact or review the links below.

City of Belvedere

  • Title 8 Health and Safety – Chapter 8.36 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention

Town of Corte Madera

  • Title 9 Peace, Safety and Morals – Chapter 9.32 Obstruction of Watercourses
  • Title 9 Peace, Safety and Morals – Chapter 9.33 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention

Town of Fairfax

  • Title 8 Health and Safety – Chapter 8.28. Watercourses
  • Title 8 Health and Safety – Chapter 8.32. Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention

City of Larkspur

  • Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Safety – Chapter 9.11 Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Safety – Chapter 9.12 Watercourses

County of Marin, Unincorporated

  • Title 11 Harbors and Waterways – Chapter 11.08 Watercourse Division or Obstruction
  • Title 23 Natural Resources – Chapter 23.18 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention

City of Mill Valley

  • Title 17 Sewers – Chapter 17.06 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 17 Sewers – Chapter 17.06.110 Watercourse Protection

City of Novato

  • Title 7 Health – Chapter 7.4 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 19 Zoning – Chapter 19.35 – Waterway and Riparian Protection

Town of Ross

  • Title 12 Streets and Sidewalks – Chapter 12.28 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 13 Water and Sewers – Chapter 13.16 Obstruction of Watercourses

Town of San Anselmo

  • Title 5 Sanitation and Health – Chapter 8 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 7 Public Works – Chapter 12 Watercourses

City of San Rafael

  • Title 9 Health and Sanitation – Chapter 9.30 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 11 Public Works – Chapter 11.30 Watercourses
  • Title 17 Waters and Waterways – Chapter 17.10 Dumping, Dredging, and Construction Within Tidal Waterways

City of Sausalito

  • Title 8 Building and Construction – Chapter 8.48 Floodplain Management
  • Title 11 Environmental Protection – Chapter 11.17 Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 11 Environmental Protection – Chapter 11.17.050 Watercourse Protection

Town of Tiburon

  • Title 6 Public Health, Safety and Welfare – Chapter 20A Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
  • Title 6 Public Health, Safety and Welfare – Chapter 20A-11 Watercourse Protection
  • Title 6 Public Health, Safety and Welfare – Chapter 25-3 Watercourses—Obstructing, Diverting, Etc.*