Item 08 Second Reading of Ordinance Creating a New Chapter 176 in the Code of Ordinances for Fertilizer Management Ocoee
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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: August 4, 2020
Item # 0 g /24/21YZ-v
Reviewed By: 41"-
Contact Name: Stephen C. Krug Department Director: Step en C. Krug
Contact Number: 407-905-3170 City Manager: / / //,
Subject: Second . Reading of Ordinance for Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and
Vegetative Material/Debris, and Pet Waste Ordinance (Chapter 176, new Chapter in Code of
Ordinances)
Background Summary:
The first reading of this ordinance was read at the July 21, 2020, City Commission meeting.
In July 2018, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) adopted the Wekiva and Rock Springs
Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP), a water quality restoration plan aimed at restoring impaired water
bodies. The Plan requirements are outlined in Section 403.067(7) Florida Statutes. Pursuant to the BMAP, the
City, located in the basin, is mandated to adopt fertilizer application practices for residential and commercial
properties, grass clipping management, and pet waste clean-up requirements. These requirements have been
incorporated into the City's National Pollutant Discharge (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) Permit and are required for permit compliance.
FDEP provided a model ordinance ("Florida Department of Environmental Protection Model Ordinance for
Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes") to assist municipalities with compliance for this
requirement and allows for minor modifications to the document. Orange County has adopted a County-wide
fertilizer ordinance; however, FDEP mandate is each local government must adopt a fertilizer ordinance. The
following are major provisions of the ordinance:
• Fertilizer application and application rates
• Fertilizer restrictions
• Fertilizer-free zones
• Commercial applicator training
• Grass clipping management
• Animal water clean-up
• Ordinance enforcement by the City
The City of Ocoee's proposed Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and Vegetative Material/Debris, and Pet
Waste Ordinance is in conformance with the FDEP model ordinance.
By adopting this ordinance, a fee schedule for violation schedule must be adopted by resolution. The fees are as
follows: _
Occurrence Residential Commercial
First Violation Written Warning Written Warning
Second Violation $50 $500
Third&Subsequent Violations $100 $750
Both the proposed ordinance and fee resolution have been approved by Public Works and the City Attorney.
Issue:
Should the City Commission add Chapter 176 Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and Vegetative
Material/Debris, and Pet Waste to the City of Ocoee Code of Ordinances?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends creating a new Chapter 176 entitled Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and Vegetative
Material/Debris, and Pet Waste by adopting the attached Ordinance. The second reading and Public Hearing is
scheduled for June 16, 2020 at the regularly scheduled City Commission Meeting.
Attachments:
Proposed City of Ocoee Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and Vegetative Material/Debris, and Pet Waste
Ordinance.
Resolution
Financial Impact:
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City, but the program will require administration by Code Enforcement or
other City staff assigned by the City Manager.
Type of Item: (please mark with an `x')
Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use:
x Ordinance First Reading Consent Agenda
Ordinance Second Reading X Public Hearing
Resolution . Regular Agenda
Commission Approval
Discussion&Direction
Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution
Reviewed by City Attorney Dana Crosby-Collier (5/20/2020) N/A
Reviewed by Finance Dept. Rebecca Roberts (5/20/2020) N/A
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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-
AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 176 IN THE CITY OF
OCOEE CODE OF ORDINANCES; ENACTING A
"FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT, GRASS CLIPPINGS AND
VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/DEBRIS, AND PET WASTE
CHAPTER" REGULATING APPLICATION OF
FERTILIZER TO LAWNS AND TURF IN THE CITY OF
OCOEE; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING
FOR SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS ON FERTILIZER
APPLICATION; PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS FOR
FERTILIZER CONSTITUENTS PHOSPHORUS AND
NITROGEN; PROVIDING FOR RESTRICTIONS IN RATES
OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PROVIDING FOR
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL
APPLICATORS OF FERTILIZER; PROVIDING FOR
GRASS CLIPPINGS AND VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/
DEBRIS, AND PET WASTE MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING
FOR EXEMPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, phosphorus and nitrogen, the primary nutrients associated with the
degradation of surface and groundwater, are commonly the primary components of fertilizer for
lawn and turf application; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Watershed Restoration Act (403.067 F.S.) and the NPDES
Municipal Stormwater Permitting Program require local governments to reduce pollutant loads
discharged from their stormwater management systems to better protect and restore surface and
ground waters; and
WHEREAS, the amount of fertilizer applied to a given landscape and method of
application have the potential to create nutrient pollution and adversely affect the quality of
waterways and water bodies in the City of Ocoee (hereafter known as "City"); and
WHEREAS,the City's National Pollutant Discharge (NPDES)Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer .System (MS4) Permit No. FLS000011-004, issued by the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection under authority delegated to it by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, mandates the adoption of a fertilizer ordinance that includes all of the
requirements set forth in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Model Ordinance
for Florida Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes pursuant to Section 403.9337, Florida
Statutes, by December 31, 2013 (the "Model Ordinance"); and
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WHEREAS,the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has informally extended
the time for the City to adopt the subject ordinance with the understanding that the City will adopt
the ordinance as soon as practical; and
WHEREAS,the City recognizes the need for the protection of water as a natural resource
through the application of Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM practices; and
WHEREAS, City staff has coordinated with the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection in the development of this ordinance; and
WHEREAS,the City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby finds and declares that the
adoption of this ordinance is appropriate, and in the public interest of the citizens of this
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to
adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter
166, Florida Statutes, and Rule 40C-2.042, Florida Administrative Code.
SECTION 2. Adoption of a New Chapter 176. A new Chapter 176 of the City of Ocoee
Code of Ordinances, entitled Fertilizer Management, Grass Clippings and Vegetative
Material/Debris, and Pet Waste Requirements, is hereby added to read as follows with underlines
indicating new language:
CHAPTER 176 -- FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT, GRASS CLIPPINGS AND VEGETATIVE
MATERIAL/DEBRIS,AND PET WASTE REQUIREMENTS
§ 176-1. TITLE; AUTHORITY.
A. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Fertilizer Management, Grass
clippings and vegetative material/debris, and Pet Waste Chapter."
B. The City has the authority to adopt this Chapter pursuant to Article VIII of the
Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and Rule 40C-
2.042, Florida Administrative Code.
4176-2. INTENT AND PURPOSE
It is the intent and purpose of this ordinance to implement uniform citywide procedures
that promote the proper use and application of fertilizer.
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4176-3. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this chapter,the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives
shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future,words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular
include the plural.
ADMINISTRATOR — The Administrator or his/her designee, or such other
person as may, from time-to-time, be designated by the City Manager.
APPLY OR APPLICATION — The physical deposit, placement, or release of
fertilizer upon soil, turf, or landscape plants.
APPLICATOR—Any person who applies fertilizer.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)—The practice 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.
COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR Any person who applies fertilizer in exchange
for money, goods, services, or other valuable consideration and who is required by
law, ordinance, or regulation to obtain a local business tax receipt.
FERTILIZER — Any substance or mixture of substances, excluding pesticides,
organic composts, fertilizer derived from biosolids, and reclaimed water that
contains one (1) 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.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS —The percentage of plant nutrients or measures of
neutralizing capability claimed to be present in a fertilizer.
GOLF COURSE — Any public or private area of land designed and used
exclusively for playing or practicing golf, including tees, fairways, greens, rough
areas, hazards, and driving ranges (stand-alone ranges or those associated with a
golf course). A golf course shall also include the following uses if they are
accessory to the above uses: clubhouses and all facilities adjacent to and associated
with the daily operations of the above-referenced areas. Golf-related structures or
features on residentially zoned private land shall not constitute a golf course.
GROUNDCOVER— Plants used in mass as an alternative to turf or lawn or to
create variety in landscape, usually not having a mature height over two (2) feet
tall.
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LANDSCAPE PLANT(S) —Any shrub, tree, or groundcover, excluding turf and
vegetable gardens.
PERSON—Any natural person, business, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, limited partnership, association, club, organization, or other group of
people acting as an organized entity.
RECLAIMED WATER — Effluent which has been treated to advanced tertiary
treatment standards in compliance with the requirements of the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection; includes the term "treated effluent." The treated
effluent may or may not come from the City-owned and operated wastewater
treatment plant.
RESTRICTED SEASON—The period from June 1 through September 30.
SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN—nitrogen in a form which delays its availability
for plant uptake and use for an extended period after application, or which extends
its availability to the plant longer than a readily available, rapid or quick-release
product. This definition includes the terms "controlled release," "timed release,"
"slowly available," and "water insoluble."
TURF, SOD, OR LAWN A mat layer of monocotyledonous plants, including
but not limited to,Bahia,Bermuda, Centipede,Paspalum, St. Augustine, or Zoysia.
§ 176-4. APPLICABILITY
A. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all property and each person located
within the corporate limits of the City of Ocoee (City).
B. Any business that sells fertilizer within the corporate limits of the City shall post
a notice stating that the use of lawn and landscape fertilizers in the City is restricted
in accordance with this chapter.
§ 176-5. WEATHER AND SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS
A. No fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus shall be applied to turf or
landscape plants during a period for which the National Weather Service has
issued any of the following advisories for any portion of the City: a severe
thunderstorm warning or watch, flood warning or watch, tropical storm warning
or watch, or hurricane warning or watch.
B. No person, except applicators certified pursuant to section 176-9 of this Code,
shall apply fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus to turf or landscape plants
during the restricted season from June 1 through September 30.
§ 176-6. FERTILIZER CONTENT; APPLICATION RATE
A. No fertilizer shall be used unless labeled in accordance with state law.
B. No fertilizer containing phosphorus shall be applied to turf or landscape plants
unless the soil or plant deficiency is verified by a testing methodology approved by
the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
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Q'UF/IFAS"). If a deficiency is verified the application of phosphorus may then be
applied at a rate no greater than one-quarter of one pound (0.25 lb) of phosphorus
per 1,000 square feet per application, not to exceed one-half pound (0.5 lb) of
phosphorus per 1,000 square feet per year. Test results documenting phosphorus
deficiency shall be readily available onsite at application.
C. Fertilizers containing nitrogen applied to turf or landscaping plants within the City
must contain no less than fifty (50) percent slow release nitrogen as indicated on
the Guaranteed Analysis label, with no more than one pound (1 lb) total nitrogen
per 1,000 square feet of area per application. This requirement shall change to at
least sixty-five percent(65%) slow release if the product is readily available on the
local commercial market by July 1, 2020.
D. Notwithstanding subsection (C) of this section, commercial applicators may apply
fertilizer at a rate that does not exceed one-half of one pound (0.5 lb) of readily
available nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of area, provided, however, that any
application that exceeds one-half of one pound (0.5 ib) of nitrogen shall conform
to subsection(C) of this section.
E. The above-referenced application rates must be reduced appropriately on properties
where reclaimed water is used for irrigation based on available nutrients.
• F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, fertilizers applied to turf shall
follow the guidelines found in Rule 5E-1.003, F.A.C., as it may be amended from
time to time.
G. Fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus shall not be applied before seeding or
sodding a property and shall not be applied for the first thirty(30)days after seeding
or sodding a property, except when hydro-seeding for temporary or permanent
erosion control in an emergency situation (such as a wildfire or other similar
emergency), or when applied in accordance with the Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan for that property.
§ 176-7. FERTILIZER-FREE ZONES
A. No fertilizer shall be applied within fifteen (15) feet of any wetland or surface
waters, including but not limited to a lake, pond, stream, water body, or canal.
B. A low-maintenance buffer zone is strongly recommended,though not required, for
all areas within ten (10) feet of the normal high-water elevation of any lake, pond,
stream, water body, or canal, or any wetland, excluding permitted stoimwater
ponds. Low-maintenance zones should be planted and managed in such a way as to
minimize the need for watering,mowing, and other active maintenance.No mowed
or cut vegetative material may be deposited or left remaining in this zone or
deposited in the water. Care should be taken to prevent over-spray of aquatic weed
control products in this zone.
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§ 176.8. APPLICATION PRACTICE
A. Broadcast spreaders applying fertilizers must be equipped with deflector shields
positioned to deflect fertilizer from all impervious surfaces, rights-of-way,
stormwater drains, ditches, conveyances, and water bodies.
B. No fertilizer shall be deposited, washed, swept, or blown off, intentionally or
inadvertently, onto any impervious surfaces, public right-of-way, public property,
stormwater drain, ditch, conveyance, or water body. 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.
Fertilizer released on an impervious surface must be immediately contained and
either applied to turf or landscape plants or other legal site in strict accordance with
this Code, or returned to the original or other appropriate container.
176.9. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; PROOF OF COMPLIANCE
A. No Commercial Applicator shall cause fertilizer to be applied,except at his/her own
residence, without a valid limited certification for urban landscape commercial
fertilizer application from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida-Friendly Best
Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Building
Industries training by OF/IFAS, or City-approved equivalent.
B. Each Commercial Applicator shall ensure that each applicator he/she employs has
a valid limited certification for urban landscape commercial fertilizer application
from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or approved
equivalent prior to the application of fertilizer.
C. Non-commercial applicators are encouraged to complete the online training such
as "Orange County Fertilizer Application Education Course for Citizens" on the
Orange County fertilizer web page or equivalent.
D. All Commercial Fertilizer Applicators shall have in their possession at all times
evidence of certification by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida-Friendly Best
Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Building
Industries training by OF/IFAS, or City-approved equivalent.
§ 176-10. EXEMPTIONS; EXCEPTIONS
A. Sections 176-7 through 176-10 of this Chapter shall not apply to golf courses;
provided, however, fertilizer shall not be applied to golf courses in excess of the
provisions set forth in Rule 5E-1.003(3), F.A.C., as it may be amended from time
to time.
B. This article shall not apply to any bona fide farm operation that the City is without
authority to regulate with regard to fertilizer application pursuant to the Florida
Right to Farm Act, Florida Statues section 823.14 et seq., or other applicable state
law.
C. This article shall not apply to sports turf areas at parks and athletic fields.
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D. This article shall not apply to property that is not subject to or covered under the
Florida Right to Farm Act that has pastures used for grazing livestock.
E. This article shall not apply to any property used for bona fide scientific research,
including, but not limited to, research on the effects of fertilizer use on urban
stormwater, water quality, agronomics, or horticulture.
§ 176.11. GRASS CLIPPINGS AND VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/DEBRIS
Grass clippings or vegetative material/debris shall not be deposited, washed, swept, or
blown off, intentionally or inadvertently, onto or into any impervious surface, stormwater drain,
ditch, conveyance, or water body.
§ 176.12. ANIMAL WASTE
The owner or person having custody or control of every animal shall be responsible for the
removal of any excreta deposited by his/her animal(s) on public walks,recreation areas, or private
property other than his/her own.
§ 176-13. ENFORCEMENT
The provisions of this Section may be enforced by code enforcement or law enforcement
personnel. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this Section shall be guilty
of violating the City of Ocoee Code and shall be subject to all enforcement proceedings provided
in general law and in the City of Ocoee Code, including Section 1-12, penalties for offenses, and
Chapter 16, Violations. If a violation is deemed to be a public nuisance or a public safety issue,
the City may seek injunctive or declaratory relief or other civil remedy. Remedies may include
fines, in accordance with Chapter 16 Fine and Fee schedule, as amended, and penalties. Each day
a violation exists it shall constitute a new and separate offense. The Administrator shall oversee
the daily administration of the provisions of this Chapter, including enforcement and the
maintenance of records regarding violations of this Chapter. The Administrator is specifically
authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and issue citations and levy fines in connection
therewith.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 4. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City that the
provisions stated in this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of
the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other appropriate word or
phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the Code
is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the correction of
typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager,without
need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with the City Clerk.
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SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
passage and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2020.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA
Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk Rusty Johnson, Mayor
(SEAL)
ADVERTISED ,2020
READ FIRST TIME , 2020;
READ SECOND TIME AND
ADOPTED , 2020
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE
CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA;APPROVED
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
this day of , 2020.
SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON
By:
City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-
A RE' SOLUTION OF THE, CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE FINE AND FEE SCHEDULE AS
AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2020-_, TO
INCLUDE A FINE AND FEE FOR VIOLATIONS OF
CHAPTER 1.76 CITY CODE FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT,
GRASS CLIPPINGS AND VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/
DEBRIS, AND PET WASTE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILiTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2018, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida (the
"City Commission") adopted Ordinance No. 2018-018, amending Chapter 16, relating to
violations, to allow for enforcement by a Violations Hearing Special Magistrate; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2018, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2018-010 to
include a schedule of fines and fees for violations enforced per Ordinance 2018-18; and
WHEREAS, on 2020, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2020-
to provide restrictions for fertilizer application, grass clippings and vegetative
material/debris management, and pet waste management in accordance with the Wekiwa and Rock
Springs Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP); and
WHEREAS, Section 5-20 of the City of Ocoee Land Development Code, authorizes
enforcement of said ordinance, including enforcement pursuant to Chapter 16 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee ("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission intends to amend Resolution No. 2018-010 to provide
for a fine and fee schedule for violations of Section 176 of the City Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE.Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Resolution pursuant Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida
and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION TWO.Exhibit A. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida,
hereby adopts the schedule of fines and fees, as amended, for violations of certain provisions of
the code of ordinances as provided in EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and by this reference made a
part hereof.
SECTION THREE.Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION FOUR.Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTEDthis ____ day of ________________, 2020.
APPROVED:
ATTESTCITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
Melanie Sibbitt, City ClerkRusty Johnson, Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION ON _______________, 2020
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. ____
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, APPROVED
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
THIS ____ DAY OF ______________, 2020
SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON
By:
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF OCOEE ORDINANCE VIOLATION FINE AND FEE SCHEUDLE
OrdinanceFine/Fee
Chapter 48 –Boats and Boating, Article III, Bow fishing$100.00
Chapter 61 –Cemeteries
$50.00
First Offense
$100.00
Second and Subsequent Offence
(second and subsequent offense within 12 months of date of last
offense)
Chapter 75 –Nuisance False Alarm Response Fee
$100.00
Fourth and Subsequence Offense
(fourth andsubsequent false alarms within a six-month period,
calculated from the date of the first false alarm)
Chapter 113 –Noise-Loud, Unnecessary or Disturbing
$50.00
First Offense
$100.00
Second and Subsequent Offense
(second and subsequent offense within 12 monthsof date of last
offense)
Chapter 124 –Parks, Recreation, and Other Community Facilities
$50.00
First Offense
$100.00
Second and Subsequent Offense
(second and subsequent offense within 12 months of date of last
offense)
Chapter 153-4C –Streets and Sidewalks, prohibitions (human $100.00
signage)
Chapter 153 –Streets and Sidewalks, Article III, Golf Carts on $100.00
Public Streets
Chapter 164 –Registration, Maintenance, and Security of
Abandoned Real Property
$200.00
Registration
$500.00
Failure to Register
Chapter 168 –Vehicle and Traffic
$40.00
Parking
$250.00
No Disabled/Handicap Sticker/Placard Permit
Chapter 180, Article V, Section 5-20–Dog Friendly Restaurants
No Permit
Written Warning
First Offense
$250.00
Second Offense
$500.00 (per offense)
Third and Subsequent Offenses
After Permit is Acquired -Failure to follow general requirements
stated in Section 5-20 (Fines are assessed per offense; an offense
is committed for each requirement not met)
$50.00 (per offense)
First Offense
$100.00 (per offense)
Second Offense
Permit Revocation
Third Offense
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Chapter 176 –Fertilizer Management, Grass clippings and
vegetative material/debris, and Pet Waste
First Violation Written Notice (Residential)
Written Notice (Commercial)
Second Violation$50 (Residential)
$500 (Commercial)
Third and Subsequent Violations $100 (Residential)
$750 (Commercial)
Administrative Fee (including filing fee)$50.00
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CITY OF OCOEE
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing before the Ocoee City Commission will be held Tuesday,An`-
gust 4,2020 at 6:15 p.m.or as soon thereafter as maybe heard,in the Commission
Chambers of City Hall at 150 North Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee,Florida,to consider
the following:
AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA,CREATING A NEW
CHAPTER 176-IN THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE OF ORDINANCES;EN-
ACTING A"FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT,GRASS CLIPPINGS AND
VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/DEBRIS, AND PET WASTE CHAPTER"
REGULATING APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER TO LAWNS AND
TURF IN THE CITY OF OCOEE;PROVIDING FOR DEFINTIIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS ON FERTILIZER AP-
PLICATION;PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS FOR FERTILIZER CON-
STITUENTS PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN; PROVIDING FOR
RESTRICTIONS IN RATES OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PRO-
VIDING FOR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL AP-
PLICATORS OF FERTILIZER;PROVIDING FOR GRASS CLIPPINGS
AND VEGETATIVE MATERIAL/ DEBRIS,AND PET WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT;PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS;PROVIDING FOR EN-
FORCEMENT;PROVIDING FOR SEVERARU1TY;PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Interested parties may appear at the public hearing.and be heard with respect
• to the proposed actions;however,attendance inside the Ocoee Commission
Chambers may be limited to accommodate social distancing and is subject to
change.based on the Governor's Executive Order.This meeting is broadcast-
ed live on Spectrum Channel'493 with a live stream at www.Ocoee.org/197/
Ocoee-TV.Any interested party is invited to offer comments and/or questions
during the'hearing by emailing citizens@ocoee.org oi-calling,4o7 554 MS.:_
or by registering in advance by emailliig citizens®ocoee.irg oi'calling 407-
905-3105 and City staff will call you during the live nieeling.
The Ocoee City Commission may continue the public hearing to other dates and
times,as it deems necessary.If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
City Commission with respect to any matter considered-at such hearing,they will
need a record of the proceedings,and for such purpose they may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the tes-
timony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based:In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,persons needing a special accommodation or an
interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's office at
407-905-3105 at least two days prior to the date of hearing.
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