A. Creeks including San Luis Obispo Creek and its tributaries and any other “Water of the United States,” as defined in 40 CFR 122.2, including all surface watercourses and waterbodies, natural waterways and definite channels and depressions in the earth, or such sections or connections of such waters that have been lined with concrete, covered or channelized in the past, that may carry water, even though such waterways may only carry water during rains and storms and may not carry surface water at and during all times and seasons.

B. Riparian areas, which include the area between a stream or other body of water and the adjacent upland identified by soil characteristics and distinctive vegetation and wetlands and those portions of floodplains and valley bottoms that support riparian vegetation (herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees which are naturally associated with stream side environments, and with roots and branches extending in or over a creek channel).

C. Other portions of city-owned properties adjacent to or including riparian areas as defined in subsection B of this section. (Ord. 1541 § 1 (part), 2010)