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ORDINANCE NO. 2013 - (ii) Application of fertilizer to an established urban lawn or turf which does not meet one of the following criteria: (a) no phosphate fertilizer, or (b) low phosphate fertilizer applied at a rate which does not exceed either .25 pounds of available phosphate per 1000 square feet of application area at any one time, or .5 pounds of available phosphate per 1000 square feet of application area per year; and (iii) Application of nitrogen to an established urban lawn or turf at any one time at an application rate greater than .7 pounds of readily available nitrogen per 1000 square feet of application area, or greater than one pound of total nitrogen per 1000 square feet of application area; provided, however, that higher rates may be allowed if an annual tissue sample representative of the lawn or turf shows the need for a higher application rate. (b) Fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus shall not be applied before seeding or sodding a site, and shall not be applied for the first 30 days after seeding or sodding, except when hydro- seeding for temporary or permanent erosion control in an emergency situation (wildfire, etc.), 0 in accordance with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for that site. (c) Nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizer shall not be applied to turf or landscape plants except as provided in (a) above for turf, or in University of Florida IFAS recommendations for landscape plants, vegetable gardens, and fruit trees and shrubs, unless a soil or tissue deficiency has been verified by an approved test. (W Section 316.7. Application practices. (a) Spreader deflector shields are required when fertilizing via rotary (broadcast) spreaders. Deflectors must be positioned such that fertilizer granules are deflected away from all impervious surfaces,fertilizer-free zones and water bodies, including wetlands. (b) Fertilizer shall not be applied, spilled, or otherwise deposited on any impervious surfaces. (c) Any fertilizer applied, spilled, or deposited, either intentionally or accidentally, on any impervious surface shall be immediately and completely removed to the greatest extent practicable. (d) Fertilizer released on an impervious surface must be immediately contained and either legally applied to turf or any other legal site, or returned to the original or other app o ate container. (e,) In no case shall fertilizer be washed, swept, or blown off impervious surfaces into stormwater drains, ditches, conveyances, or water bodies. Section 316.8. Management of grass clippings and vegetative materials. In no case shallrag ss clippings,vegetative material, and/or vegetative debris be washed, swept, (w or blown off into stormwater drains, ditches, conveyances,water bodies,wetlands, or sidewalks 5 p 1