The following Mosquito Control Policy, to be implemented and followed by the town residents, is hereby adopted. An exemption request form is attached to Ordinance 2014-0902, passed September 2, 2014.
(A) Mosquito control policy statement; objection to adult mosquito control. The town policy regarding an objection to adult mosquito control by truck-mounted, ultra-low volume (ULV) application of insecticide is as follows:
(1) An individual may have his or her owned or leased real property and a surrounding buffer up to 300 feet on all sides of the property excluded from ground based ULV adult mosquito control.
(2) Each individual requesting this exclusion must submit the request in writing to the Town of Otterbein. The request must provide the address of the property to be excluded and must be signed by the owner(s) or leasee(s). This request will be acknowledged in writing by the Department.
(3) If the number of individual objectors, and the location of excluded properties, precludes an effective mosquito control adulticide service in a community, the service in that community will be suspended. Service may be reinstated upon the written request of the community and approval by the Department.
(4) A city, town or community association may request the Department to rescind or modify a spray exclusion zone if the local authority believes the exemption unfairly impacts other residents who desire adult mosquito control service.
(5) The Department periodically will verify the continued occupancy or ownership by objectors of properties excluded from ULV ground spraying to determine if the objection continues.
(6) In the event of mosquito-borne disease or conditions that threaten public health, the suspension of mosquito adulticide service in an area due to objectors will be discontinued and the full range of mosquito control procedures available will be utilized.
(B) A request for exemption from adult mosquito control services by the Town of Otterbein will not be processed unless all of the information requested has been supplied. The applicant has a right to inspect, amend, or correct this information. This information may be generally available for public inspection. This information is not routinely shared with state, federal or local government agencies.
(Ord. 2014-0902, passed 9-2-2014)