Subd. 1. The City Council finds that:
a. The City of Shorewood Comprehensive Plan protects lakes, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water to enhance the environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic resources and contribute to the general health and welfare of the community.
b. The use of sealers on asphalt driveways is a common practice.
c. The use of undiluted coal tar based driveway sealers adversely affects the quality of storm water runoff from driveways.
Subd. 2. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and commercial sale of undiluted coal tar based driveway sealer products within the city, in order to protect, restore, and preserve the quality of its waters.
(Ord. 500, passed 1-14-2013)