It is unlawful for any person to fill or cause to be filled any inundated lands or lands within the corporate limits of the City that are subject to inundation, or to dredge or excavate therein, or to construct any piling or other structure thereon or therein without first obtaining a permit from the City as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 99-4 § 1(B), 1999; Ord. 143 NS § 2, 1966; prior code § 11-1.)