No lawn contractor shall advertise its lawn care services in the city, represent itself to be a licensed lawn contractor within the city, solicit or enter into contracts for lawn care service with residents of the city, or operate such business or service within the city without first obtaining a license from the City Clerk’s office. The license fee shall be as set forth in § 7.32 this code resolution to set fees. Licenses shall cover the period from March 1 through February 28, and a new license must be secured for each such license year. All such lawn contractors shall abide by such reasonable regulations as to hours and methods of operation as the City Manager shall promulgate and the City Commission shall approve. No lawn contractor licensed under this chapter shall apply general use or restrictive use pesticides unless licensed to do so by the Director of the state’s Department of Agriculture under Public Act 451 of 1994, being M.C.L.A. §§ 324.8301 through 324.8336.
(Ord. effective 7-28-2017)