The surface application of brine to roads, streets, highways and other similar land surfaces within the village for control of dust or ice is hereby permitted, subject to the following standards:
(a) Brine shall not be applied:
(1) To a water-saturated surface;
(2) Directly to vegetation near or adjacent to surfaces being treated;
(3) Within 12 feet of structures crossing bodies of water or crossing drainage ditches; or
(4) Between sundown and sunrise, except for ice control.
(b) The discharge of brine through the spreader bar shall stop when the application stops.
(c) The applicator vehicle shall be moving at a speed of at least five miles per hour at all times while the brine is being applied.
(d) The maximum spreader bar nozzle opening shall be three-quarters of an inch in diameter.
(e) The maximum uniform application rate of brine shall be 3,000 gallons per mile on a 12-foot wide road or three gallons per 60 square feet on unpaved lots.
(f) The applicator vehicle discharge valve shall be closed between the brine collection point and the specific surfaces that have been approved for brine application.
(g) Any valves that provide for tank draining other than through the spreader bar shall be closed during the brine application and transport.
(h) The angle of discharge from the applicator vehicle spreader bar shall be not greater than 60 degrees from the perpendicular to the unpaved surface.
(i) Only the last 25% of the contents of an applicator vehicle shall be allowed to have a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure; therefore, the first 75% of the contents of an applicator vehicle shall be discharged under atmospheric pressure.
(`80 Code, § 1022.03) (Ord. 1679, passed 4-15-85)