673.02 NOTICE AND DUTIES TO OCCUPANTS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY.

   (a)    No person licensed under Ohio R.C. 921.06, 921.07, 921.08 or 921.12 shall apply any lawn chemical to residential or commercial lawns in the City unless twenty-four hours prior to the time of application, a reasonable attempt has been made to provide the following information set forth in this section in writing or orally, through in-person or telephone communication to persons residing on property that are located within 300 feet of the property on which the lawn chemical is to be applied:

      (1)    The date and approximate time of lawn chemical application.

      (2)    The name and telephone number of the employer of the applicator;

      (3)    The chemical type (fertilizer, pesticide or defoliant) of each lawn chemical to be applied.

   (b)    In the event that an applicator is unable to provide twenty-four hour prior notification to persons residing on property that are located within 300 feet of the property on which the lawn chemical is to be applied due to the absence or inaccessibility of such persons, the applicator shall leave a written notice at the residence prior to the time of application which shall provide the information specified in subsections (a)(l), (2) and (3) hereof.

   (c)    No person who is licensed under Ohio R.C. 921.06, 921.07, 921.08 or 921.12 or any employee of any person so licensed shall fail to remove from any public sidewalk or the driveway of an abutting property any lawn care chemical which may have been placed thereon during the application of the lawn chemical. (Ord. 1992-1. Passed 2-11-92.)