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ORDINANCE NO. 2013 - and practicable on -location means,w,ncludeconomic and technological considerations, for improving water quality, conserving water supplies and protecting natural resources: "Chapter 85-427" shall mean The Indian River County Environmental Control Act, Chapter 85- 427, Special Acts, Laws of Florida. "Code Enforcement Dicer shall mean any designated employee or agent of Indian River County whose -duty it is to enforce codes and ordinances enacted by Indian River County. "Commercial Fertilizer Replicator," except as provided in §482.1562(9), Florida Statutes, shall mean any person who applies fertilizer for payment or other consideration to property not owned by the person or firm applying the fertilizer or the employer of the applicator. "Code" shall mean The Code of Indian River County. "Environmental Control Di icer" shall mean the Indian River Coun Environmental Control Officer appointed by the Board pursuant to Chapter 85-427, and Chapter 303 (Part I) of this Code, and his or her designees. "Fertilize," "fertilizing," or `fertilization" shall mean the act of applying fertilizer to turf, specialized turf,of landscape plants. "Fertilizer" shall mean any substance or mixture of substances that contains one or more recognized plant nutrients and promotes plant growth, or controls soil acidity or alkalinity, or provides other soil enrichment, or provides other corrective measures to the soil. "Heavy rain" shall mean rainfall greater -than two inches in a 24 hour period. "Institutional Fertilizer Applicator" shall mean any person, other than aprivate, non-commercial applicator or a Commercial Fertilizer Applicator (runless such definitions also apply under the circurnstances), that applies fertilizer for the purpose of maintainingturf and/or landscape plants. Institutional Fertilizer Applicators shall include, but shall not be limited to, owners, managers or employees of public lands, schools, parks, religious institutions, utilities, industrial or business sites and any residential properties maintained in condominium and/or common ownership. "Landscape plant" shall mean any native or exotic tree, shrub, or groundcover (excluding turf. "Low maintenance zone" "shall mean an area a minimum of ten feet wide adacent to water courses which is planted and managed in order to minimize the need for fertilization, watering, mowing, etc. "Person"shall mean any natural person, business, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, association, club, organization, and/or any group of people acting as an organized entity. iMgemrylar 0417ZMUIALIIIrsoi ofam A C.2na.a,aYA-AszroRcradreWart hM7nrQtdawin- 7613111w1YA.zut:edam Page 3 of 9