(a) The prohibition against the application of manufactured fertilizer containing any amount of phosphorus or a compound containing phosphorus in this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) General turf that is being established from seed or sod, during the first growing season of the seed or sod.
(2) General turf areas where a soil test completed within the last three years has indicated that the level of phosphorus in the soil is insufficient to support turf growth.
(b) A level of phosphorus in a soil test that is less than or equal to ten parts per million indicates that the level of phosphorus in the soil is insufficient to support turf growth.
(c) The application of manufactured fertilizer allowed under this section shall not exceed the amount or rate of application of phosphorus or a compound containing phosphorus recommended by the soil test.
(Ord. 13-07. Passed 9-4-07.)