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provisions focus largely on irrigation practices. Finally,the shoreline management provisions <br /> require a voluntary six foot low-maintenance buffer zone. A similar low maintenance zone <br /> could be required in Pleasant Bay and potentially expanded. <br /> B -Model Ordinance for Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes <br /> Source: http•//www dep state fl us/WATER/nonpoint/does/nonpoint/ffl-mo-ecr-1-09 pdf <br /> This model ordinance regulates the use of fertilizer by any applicator. Components addressed <br /> include: <br /> • Timing of fertilizer application: fertilizer shall not be applied during the Prohibited <br /> Application Period,typically the rainy season, from June 1 —September 30 (a <br /> comparable period of Cape Cod would be October 1 —May 1) ; <br /> • Fertilizer free zone: fertilizer shall not be applied within ten feet, or three feet if a <br /> deflector shield or drop spreader is used, of any pond, stream,water course, lake, canal, <br /> or wetland; <br /> • Low maintenance zone: voluntary six-foot low-maintenance buffer zone for any water <br /> body; <br /> • Fertilizer content and application rates: fertilizer shall not be applied to turf or landscape <br /> plants unless a soil or tissue deficiency has been verified by an approved soil test; <br /> • Application practices: specified application practices, including the use of a spreader <br /> deflector shield, shall be followed; fertilizer shall not be applied to any impervious <br /> surface; <br /> • Management of grass clippings and vegetative matter; and <br /> • Training: commercial and institutional applicators operating within the county are <br /> required to complete training. <br /> Examples: <br /> Proposed Fertilizer and Landscape Management Rule,Environmental Protection Commission of <br /> Hillsborough County, Florida <br /> Source: http://wivw.epchc.org/LandscapeManagement.htm <br /> Proposed Fertilizer Use Ordinance, Wakulla County, Florida <br /> Source: http•//www myAakulla.com/does/agendas/December82009/Tabl9Attachment3.pdf <br /> Applicability for Pleasant Bay: This ordinance limits nitrogen fertilizer by setting standards for <br /> application and restricting the application period, as detailed above. Considerations for Pleasant <br /> Bay include: changing the voluntary low-maintenance zone to mandatory, increasing the size of <br /> the buffer, and including additional provisions that limit lawn/turf grass size. <br /> C -Model Landscape Design Zoning Bylaw for the North and South Rivers Watershed <br /> Association <br /> Source: Horsley Witten Group, Inc; <br /> http•//NvNvw -etg_enscapes org/files/fileBylaw/LandscapeB l�pdf <br /> Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Plan 21 Horsley Witten Group, Inc. <br /> Final Report December 2010 <br />