This chapter regulates the proper use of fertilizers by any applicator and requires
proper training of commercial and institutional fertilizer applicators and landscape
maintenance companies by establishing a restricted season for fertilizer application,
fertilizer-free zones, low-maintenance zones, exemptions, training, and certification
requirements. This chapter requires the use of best management practices which provide
specific management guidelines to minimize negative secondary and cumulative environmental
effects associated with the misuse of fertilizers and improper landscape maintenance
practices. These secondary and cumulative effects have been observed in and on Manatee
County's natural and artificial stormwater and drainage conveyances, rivers, lakes,
canals, estuaries, interior freshwater wetlands, and Tampa Bay. Collectively, these
water bodies are an asset critical to the environmental, recreational, cultural and
economic well-being of Manatee County residents and the health of the public. Overgrowth
of algae and vegetation hinder the effectiveness of flood attenuation provided by
natural and artificial stormwater and drainage conveyances. Regulation of nutrients,
including both phosphorus and nitrogen contained in fertilizer, will help improve
and maintain water and habitat quality.
(Ord. No. 14-41, § 37, 10-7-14)
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