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(b) The Administrator shall determine impervious and semi-pervious area for nonresidential property accounts utilizing aerial planimetric data, city real estate assessment data, and other data acquired by office staff. The Administrator may require additional information from the owner as necessary to make such a determination. (c) The stormwater management fee for vacant developed property, both residential and nonresidential, shall be the same as that for occupied property of the same class. (d) Undeveloped property shall be exempt from the stormwater management fee. Sec. 31.2-23. Pollution of the stormwater system. (a) .Prohibited acts: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to put, or allow to be put, any process water, wastewater, filth, animal or vegetable matter, chips, shavings or any other substance in the stormwater system, or do any injury thereto, or in any manner pollute the stormwater system. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to pour or discharge, or to permit to be poured or discharged, or to deposit, so that the same may be discharged, any gasoline, oil waste, antifreeze, or other fluids from vehicles or motor vehicles or equipment into.. any stormwater system. (3) It shall be unlawful for any commercial, industrial ormanufacturing-entity to discharge process water or unpermitted discharge into any stormwater system. (4) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place or deposit, or cause to be thrown, placed or deposited, in any gutter, ditch, storm drain or other drainage area in the city anything that impedes or interferes with the free flow of stormwater therein. (b) Penalty for violation. Unless otherwise specified, any person or entity who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1000 or up to 30 days imprisonment for each violation or by both fine and imprisonment. Any such'person shall furthermore be liable for all damage, loss and/or expense suffered or incurred by the City as a result of such violation, and the City may elect to pursue either or both civil and criminal remedies.