§ 2-14-65. Fertilizer content and application rate.

(a)

Fertilizers shall be applied to turf and/or landscape plants at the lowest recommended rate according to the "Florida Green Industries Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida, December 2008", as updated, with no more than four (4) pounds of nitrogen per one thousand (1,000) square feet applied in any calendar year.

(b)

No fertilizer containing phosphorus shall be applied to turf and/or landscape plants in the county, except where a phosphorous deficiency has been demonstrated in the soil underlying the turf and/or landscape plants by a soil analysis test performed by a State of Florida certified laboratory. Any person who obtains a soil analysis test showing a phosphorous deficiency and who wishes to apply phosphorous to turf and/or landscape plants shall provide a copy of the test results to the county administrator prior to the application of phosphorous.

(c)

Nitrogen fertilizer shall not be applied on newly established turf or new landscape plants for the first thirty (30) days.

(d)

Granular fertilizers containing nitrogen applied to turf and/or landscape plants within the county shall contain no less than fifty (50) per cent slow release nitrogen per guaranteed analysis label.

(e)

Liquid fertilizers containing nitrogen applied to turf and/or landscape plants within the county shall not be applied at a rate that exceeds 0.5 pounds per one thousand (1,000) square feet per application.

(Ord. No. 14-41, § 37, 10-7-14)