Fertilizer shall not be applied within ten (10) feet, or three (3) feet if a deflector shield or drop spreader is used, of any pond, stream, water body, lake, canal, or wetland as defined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Chapter 62-340), F.A.C. or from the top of a seawall or lake bulkhead. Newly planted turf or landscape plants may be fertilized in this zone only for a sixty (60) day period beginning thirty (30) days after planting, if needed, to allow the vegetation to become well established. Caution shall be used to prevent direct deposition of fertilizer into the water.
(Ord. 19-019, passed 7-2-19)