All commercial or noncommercial applicators who apply pesticides to turf areas within the city must post or affix warning signs as follows:
(A) Warning signs are to be posted on the real property where the pesticides are applied.
(B) Warning signs must project at least eighteen (18) inches above the top of the grass line. The warning signs must be of a material that is rain-resistant for at least a forty-eight (48) hour period and must remain in place for at least forty-eight (48) hours from the time of application.
(C) Information printed on the warning sign must be in contrasting colors and capitalized letters measuring at least one-half (½) inch, and must state the name of the business organization, entity or other person applying the pesticide and must contain the following language:
“This area chemically treated. Keep children and pets off until (date of safe entry).”
(D) The warning sign must be posted on a lawn or yard between two (2) feet and five (5) feet from the sidewalk or street. For parks, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds or other similar recreational property, the warning signs must be posted immediately adjacent to areas within the property where pesticides have been applied and at or near the entrances to the property.
(1969 Code, § 38.020) (Ord. 232, passed 7-17-1990) Penalty, see § 10.99