§ 34-116. Fertilizer application restrictions.

(a)

No applicator shall apply fertilizers containing nitrogen and/or phosphorus to saturated soil or to turf and/or landscape plants on saturated soil.

(b)

No applicator shall apply fertilizers containing nitrogen and/or phosphorus to turf and/or landscape plants during any prohibited application period, including any period for which the National Weather Service has issued any of the following advisories for any portion of the city: flood warning or watch, tropical storm warning or watch, hurricane warning or watch, or a three-day cone of uncertainty.

(c)

Fertilizers containing nitrogen and/or phosphorus shall not be applied before seeding or sodding a site, and shall not be applied for the first 30 days after seeding or sodding, except when hydro-seeding for temporary or permanent erosions control in an emergency situation (wildfire, etc.) or in accordance with the stormwater pollution prevention plan for that site.

(Ord. No. 4432-12, § 1, 8-20-2012)