HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1999-10CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 99-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XI OF
THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE CONCERNING
LAWN FERTILIZER APPLICATION CONTROL
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Subdivision 3 of Section 1170.04 of the Plymouth City Code is
amended to read as follows:
Subd. 3. Fertilizer Content. No person, firm, corporation, franchise, or
commercial or noncommercial applicator, including homeowners or renters, shall apply
any lawn fertilizer, liquid or granular, within the City of Plymouth which contains any
amount of phosphorous or other compound containing phosphorous, such as phosphate,
except:
(a) the naturally occurring phosphorous in unadulterated natural or organic
fertilizing products such as yard waste compost;
(b) or as otherwise provided in Section 1170.05.
SECTION2. Section 1170.05 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read as
follows:
1170.05. Exemption and Notice Requirement. The prohibition against use of
fertilizer containing any quantity of phosphorous under Section 1170.04 shall not apply
to:
(a) newly established or developed turf and lawn areas during first growing
season; or
(b) turf and lawn areas which soil tests confirm are below phosphorous levels
established by the University of Minnesota Extension Services. The lawn
fertilizer application shall not contain an amount of phosphorous
exceeding the amount of phosphorous and the appropriate application rate
recommended in the soil test evaluation.
Phosphorous applied as lawn fertilizer pursuant to the aforementioned exemptions
shall be watered into the soil where it is immobilized and generally protected from loss
by runoff.
Any person, firm, corporation, franchise, or commercial or noncommercial
applicator, including a homeowner or renter, shall notify the City at least 24 hours prior to
applying lawn fertilizer containing phosphorous of the reason for using fertilizer
containing phosphorous and the amount of phosphorous contained in the lawn fertilizer to
be applied.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 20th day of April, 1999.
�J c yn . Tierney, Mayor
ATTEST:
IS-aGe F. Ahrens, City Clerk