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ORDINANCE NO. 201.3 - and d practicable on -location means, including economic andtechnological considerations for improving water quality, conserving water supplies and protecting natural resources "Chanter 85-427" shall mean The Indian River County Environmental Control Act, Chapter 85- 427, Special Acts, Laws of Florida. "Code Enforcement Ofcer shall mean an designated esignated employee or agent of Indian River County whose duty it is to_enforce codes and ordinances enacted by Indian River County. "Commercial ,Fertilizer Applicator," except as provided in §482.1562(2), 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 4f'icer" shall mean the Indian River County Environmental Control Officer appointed by the Board pursuant to Cha ter 85-427 and Chapter 303 Part1) of this Code, and his or her designees. "Fertilize," "fertilizing," oI "fertilization" shall mean the act of a olymg fertilizer to turf specialized turf, or 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 enrichmentLorprovides 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 a private, non-commercial applicator or a Commercial Fertilizer Applicator (unless such definitions also apply under the circumstances) that applies fertilizer for the purpose of maintaining turf 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 turn. "Low maintenance zone" shall mean an area a minimum of ten feet wide adjacent to water courses which is planted and managed in order to minimize the need for fertilization, watering mowing, etc. "Person" shall mean any natural persol business. corporation limited liability company, partnership Iimited partnership, association club organization, and/or any group of people acting as an organized entitv. dZ -201:(A,.nrA.vf20' Page 3 of