Sec. 366.603. - Definitions.

As used in this Part, the following words and phrases shall have their indicated meanings. In the event that a term is not defined in this Part, but is defined elsewhere in this Chapter, the given definition will apply. (a) Application or Apply shall mean the actual physical deposit of Fertilizer to Turf or Landscape Plants. (b) Applicator shall mean any Person who applies Fertilizer on Turf and/or Landscape Plants in Duval County. (c) Best Management Practices (BMPs) shall mean turf and landscape practices or combination of practices based on research, field-testing and expert review, determined to be the most effective and practicable on-location means, including economic and technological considerations, for improving water quality, conserving water supplies and protecting natural resources. (d) Bulk Storage Facility shall mean any business, person, entity or agent which annually sells in the aggregate 10,000 pounds or more of Fertilizer products to small or individual consumers for personal application. (e) Commercial Fertilizer Applicator shall mean any Person who applies Fertilizer on Turf and/or Landscape Plants in Duval County in exchange for money, goods, services or other valuable consideration. (f) Department shall mean the Neighborhoods Department. (g) Fertilize, Fertilizing or Fertilization shall mean the act of applying Fertilizer to Turf, specialized Turf or Landscape Plant. (h) Fertilizer shall mean any substance or mixture of substances, except pesticide/fertilizer mixtures such as "weed and feed" products, 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. (i) Guaranteed Analysis shall mean the percentage of plant nutrients or measures of neutralizing capability claimed to be present in a Fertilizer. (j) Institutional Applicator shall mean any Person, other than a non-commercial or commercial Applicator (unless such definitions also apply under the circumstances), that applies Fertilizer for the purpose of maintaining Turf and/or Landscape Plants. Institutional Applicators shall include, but shall not be limited to, owners and managers of public lands, schools, parks, religious institutions, utilities, industrial or business sites and any residential properties maintained in condominium and/or common ownership. (k) Landscape Plant shall mean any native or exotic tree, shrub, or groundcover (excluding Turf). (l) Lawn, Sod or Turf shall mean a piece of grass-covered soil held together by the roots of the grass. (m) Low Maintenance Zone shall mean an area a minimum of six (6) feet wide adjacent to water courses which is planted and managed in order to minimize the need for fertilization, watering, mowing, etc. (n) Pasture shall mean land used for livestock grazing that is managed to provide feed value. (o) Prohibited Application Period shall mean the time period during which a Flood Watch or Warning, or a Tropical Storm Watch or Warning, or a Hurricane Watch or Warning, or a 3-day Cone of Uncertainty is in effect for any portion of Duval County, issued by the National Weather Service, or if heavy rain is expected. (p) Slow Release, Controlled Release, Slowly Available, Timed Release, or Water Insoluble Nitrogen shall mean nitrogen in a form which delays its availability for plant uptake and use after application, or which extends its availability to the plant significantly longer than a reference rapid or quick release product. (q) Vegetative debris or vegetative material shall mean all plant life collectively. (Ord. 2008-28-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16)