Good housekeeping requirements and best management practices.
Riverside Municipal Code § 14.12.318
in effect14.12.318 - Good housekeeping requirements and best management practices.
A. The following good housekeeping requirements shall be adhered to by all persons within the City:
1. Surface cleaning including mopping, rinsing, washing, pressure washing, steam cleaning, and floor mat washing shall only be performed with appropriate BMPs with no discharge of any liquid, material, or waste to the storm drainage system and in conformance with this chapter.
2. Exterior areas with waste oil, grease, tallow, and other restaurant or food service containers and the surfaces surrounding such containers shall, at all times, be kept clean of residual oil, grease, and other substances. Any spills shall be cleaned up as soon as possible.
3. Trash, recyclable, and waste disposal container covers shall be kept closed.
4. Equipment, parts, and materials stored outside which may contribute to storm water pollution shall be covered and stored in a manner in which contact with precipitation, directly or from runoff is prevented.
5. Machinery and equipment, including motor vehicles, which are leaking significant amounts of oil or fluid must be repaired, and the leaking oil must be cleaned up appropriately. Machinery that is outside shall be protected from contact with any precipitation.
6. Production pollutants shall be cleaned up in a timely manner.
B. Any person undertaking any activity or operation in the city that could potentially cause or contribute to storm water pollution or a discharge of non-storm water to the city's MS4 shall employ effective BMPs to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to the storm drain. The City may require the installation or implementation of structural control, erosion control or sediment control BMPs. The City may require documentation on the effectiveness of BMPs implemented to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the storm drain.
(Ord. 7551 §21, 2021; Ord. 7362 §6, 2017)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT14PUUT_CH14.12DIWAINPUSEPOINSTDRSY_DIVIIGEPR_14.12.318GOHOREBEMAPRFetched: 11/1/2026