(A) Time of application. Lawn fertilizer or other chemicals shall not be applied when the ground is frozen or between November 15 and April 15 of the succeeding year.
(B) Sample analysis cost. The cost of analyzing fertilizer or other chemical samples taken from commercial applicators shall be paid by the commercial applicators if the sample analysis indicates that the phosphorus content exceeds the levels authorized herein.
(C) Fertilizer content. No person, firm, corporation or franchise, including homeowners and renters, shall apply liquid fertilizer or other chemicals within the city which contains more than ½% by weight of phosphorus or granular fertilizer or other chemical which contains more than 3% by weight of phosphorus, unless the single application is less than or equal to 0.10 pounds of phosphorus per 1,000 square feet in the form of P205. Annual application amount shall not exceed 0.5 pounds of phosphorus per 1,000 square feet of lawn area.
(D) Impervious surfaces. No person, firm, corporation or franchise shall apply fertilizer or other chemicals intended for lawn care to impervious surfaces.
(E) Buffer zone. Fertilizer and other chemical application shall not be made within ten feet of any wetland or water resource.
(F) Wind conditions. No person, firm, corporation or franchise, including homeowners and renters, shall apply liquid fertilizer or other chemicals if it would cause measurable and observable drift of spray onto nontargeted site area.
(`89 Code, § 140.040) Penalty, see § 10.99