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ORDINANCE聽NO.聽192聽

SPRING聽LAKE聽TOWNSHIP聽FERTILIZER聽ORDINANCE聽

AN聽 ORDINANCE聽 TO聽 REGULATE聽 THE聽 APPLICATION聽 OF聽
CERTAIN聽 MANUFACTURED聽 FERTILIZERS聽 IN聽 THE聽
TOWNSHIP途聽 TO聽 REQUIRE聽 LICENSURE聽 OF聽 CERTAIN聽
APPLICATORS聽 OF聽 MANUFACTURED聽 FERTILIZERS途聽 TO聽
PROVIDE聽 PENALTIES聽 FOR聽 THE聽 VIOLATION聽 OF聽 THIS聽
ORDINANCE途聽 AND聽 TO聽 REPEAL聽 ALL聽 CONFLICTING聽
ORDINANCES聽OR聽PARTS聽OF聽ORDINANCES.聽

THE聽TOWNSHIP聽OF聽SPRING聽LAKE,聽OTTAWA聽COUNTY,聽MICHIGAN聽ORDAINS:聽

Section聽1.聽 Title.聽

This聽Ordinance聽shall聽be聽known聽and聽cited聽as聽the聽Spring聽Lake聽Township聽Fertilizer聽Ordinance.聽

Section聽2.聽 Intent聽and聽Purpose.聽

A.聽 Based聽 upon聽 scientific聽 studies聽 and聽 general聽 knowledge,聽 the聽 Township聽 Board聽 has聽
determined聽 that聽 phosphorus,聽 which聽 is聽 contained聽 in聽 most聽 manufactured聽 fertilizers,聽
when聽used聽within聽the聽Township,聽enters聽into聽the聽Township's聽water聽resources,聽resulting聽
in聽excessive聽and聽accelerated聽growth聽of聽algae聽and聽aquatic聽plants.聽聽The聽Township聽Board聽
has聽therefore聽determined聽that聽it聽is聽necessary聽and聽in聽the聽public聽interest聽to聽regulate聽the聽
application聽of manufactured聽fertilizers聽containing聽phosphorous聽within聽the聽Township.聽

B.聽 It聽is聽also聽the聽purpose聽and聽intent聽of聽this聽Ordinance聽to聽require聽licensure聽of聽commercial聽
and聽institutional聽applicators聽of聽manufactured聽fertilizers聽within聽the聽Township.聽

Section聽3.聽 Definitions.聽

The聽following聽words聽and聽phrases,聽as聽used聽in聽this聽Ordinance,聽shall聽have聽the聽meanings聽stated聽
respectively聽in聽this聽section.聽

A.聽 Commercial聽Applicator.聽聽Any聽individual聽or聽entity聽that聽applies聽manufactured聽fertilizer聽
in聽the聽Township聽in聽exchange聽for聽money聽or聽other聽valuable聽consideration.聽

B.聽 Institutional聽 Applicator.聽 聽 Any聽 individual聽 or聽 entity聽 that聽 applies聽 manufactured聽
fertilizers聽for聽the聽purpose聽of聽maintaining聽turf聽areas.聽聽Institutional聽applicators聽shall聽
include,聽but聽are聽not聽limited聽to,聽owners聽of聽lands,聽schools,聽parks,聽religious聽institutions,

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utilities,聽 industrial聽 or聽 business聽 properties聽 and聽 residential聽 properties聽 maintained聽 in聽
condominium聽and/or聽common聽ownership.聽聽However,聽an聽institutional聽applicator聽shall聽
not聽include聽an聽owner聽of聽individual聽parcels聽of聽land聽used聽for聽a聽single聽family聽dwelling聽or聽
agricultural聽purposes聽in聽any聽agricultural聽or聽residential聽district聽under聽the聽terms聽of聽the聽
Spring聽Lake聽Township聽Zoning聽Ordinance.聽

C.聽 Manufactured聽Fertilizer.聽聽A聽commercially聽manufactured聽substance聽which聽enriches聽
the聽soil聽and聽contains聽elements聽desirable聽for聽turf聽growth.聽

D.聽 Turf.聽聽A聽covering聽of聽grass聽vegetation聽which聽has聽both聽aesthetic聽and聽functional聽benefits聽
maintained聽at聽a聽given聽level聽of聽management.聽

Section聽4.聽 Prohibition聽on聽Phosphorus聽Fertilizers聽in聽Township.聽

No聽manufactured聽fertilizer聽containing聽any聽amount聽of聽anhydric聽phosphoric聽acid聽shall聽be聽applied聽
on聽 lawns聽 or聽 other聽 turf聽 areas聽 within聽 the聽 Township.聽 聽 However,聽 this聽 section聽 shall聽 not聽apply聽to聽the聽
application聽 of聽 fertilizer聽 for聽 the聽 purpose聽 of聽 improving聽 the聽 yield聽 of聽 crops聽 or聽 for聽 other聽 purposes聽
pertaining聽to聽agricultural聽production聽on聽a聽farm.聽

Section聽5.聽 Exceptions.聽

A.聽 The聽prohibition聽of聽phosphorus聽fertilizers聽shall聽not聽apply聽to聽any聽lots聽or聽parcels聽of聽land聽
for聽which聽the聽Michigan聽Department聽of聽Agriculture聽has聽determined,聽based聽on聽tests聽and聽
soil聽samples,聽that聽anhydric聽phosphoric聽acid聽is聽required聽to聽maintain聽turf聽in聽a聽healthy聽
condition.聽聽Any聽commercial聽or聽institutional聽applicator聽or聽homeowner聽who聽claims聽this聽
exception聽 shall聽 submit聽 a聽 copy聽 of聽 the聽 determination聽 made聽 by聽 the聽 Department聽 of聽
Agriculture聽to聽the聽Township聽Clerk.聽

B.聽 Regardless聽of聽any聽other聽provision聽in聽this聽Ordinance聽to聽the聽contrary,聽a聽homeowner,聽or聽
a聽 commercial聽 applicator聽 working聽 for聽 a聽 homeowner,聽 may聽 obtain聽 approval聽 to聽 use聽
phosphorous聽 fertilizer聽 on聽 the聽 homeowner's聽 property,聽 provided聽the聽homeowner聽or聽
applicator聽 submits聽 to聽 the聽 Township聽 Clerk,聽 and聽 the聽 Township聽 Clerk聽 approves,聽 a聽
laboratory聽 analysis聽 of聽 the聽 soil聽 on聽 the聽 property,聽 indicating聽 that聽 the聽 soil聽 requires聽
phosphorous聽fertilizer聽in聽order聽to聽be聽usable聽for聽turf颅growing聽purposes.聽

1.聽 Lab聽analysis聽conducted聽for聽this聽purpose聽shall聽be聽performed聽by聽an聽independent聽
source,聽such聽as,聽but聽not聽limited聽to,聽the聽Michigan聽State聽University聽Extension聽
Service.聽

2.聽 If聽 the聽 use聽 of聽 phosphorous聽 fertilizer聽 is聽 approved聽 under聽 this聽subsection,聽the聽
resulting聽application聽of聽the聽phosphorous聽fertilizer聽shall聽be聽conducted聽so聽as聽to聽
use聽only聽that聽amount聽of聽phosphorous聽fertilizer聽indicated聽in聽the聽lab聽analysis聽as聽
being聽sufficient聽to聽render聽the聽soil聽usable聽for聽turf颅growing聽purposes.


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C.聽 Approvals聽granted聽under聽this聽section聽shall聽be聽valid聽for聽one聽growing聽season聽only.聽

Section聽6.聽 Commercial聽 and聽 Institutional聽 Applicator聽 of聽 Manufactured聽 Fertilizer聽
Licensure聽Requirements聽and聽Procedure.聽

A.聽 All聽commercial聽and聽institutional聽applicators聽shall聽be聽licensed聽in聽good聽standing聽by聽the聽
Township聽before聽they聽apply聽manufactured聽fertilizers聽on聽any聽lands聽in聽the聽Township.聽

B.聽 A聽license聽issued聽under聽this聽Ordinance聽shall聽be聽valid聽until聽expiration,聽suspension聽or聽
revocation.聽聽Licenses聽shall聽expire聽two聽years聽from聽the聽date聽of聽issuance聽but聽may聽be聽
renewed聽for聽additional聽two颅year聽periods.聽

C.聽 To聽secure聽a聽license,聽a聽commercial聽or聽institutional聽applicator聽shall聽complete聽and聽submit聽
to聽the聽Township聽Clerk聽a聽license聽application.聽聽The聽license聽application聽shall聽include聽the聽
following:聽

1.聽 Legal聽and聽business聽name,聽address,聽telephone聽number聽and聽contact聽person聽of聽
applicant途聽

2.聽 Name,聽 address聽 and聽 description聽 of聽 institutional聽 applicator聽 property,聽 if聽
applicable,聽including聽the聽use,聽area聽and聽dimensions聽of聽the聽property途聽and聽

3.聽 A聽copy聽of聽the聽applicant's聽material聽safety聽data聽sheet聽(MSDS).聽

D.聽 The聽applicant聽shall聽sign聽the聽application聽where聽indicated,聽and聽the聽signature聽shall聽serve聽
as聽an聽attestation聽that聽the聽applicant聽has聽read聽this聽Ordinance聽in聽its聽entirety聽and聽agrees聽to聽
comply聽with聽all聽of聽its聽provisions.聽

E.聽 Upon聽submission聽of聽an聽application,聽the聽applicant聽shall聽pay聽any聽fee聽established聽by聽the聽
Township聽Board.聽

F.聽 The聽Township聽Clerk聽shall聽review聽the聽completed聽application聽and聽determine聽whether聽
the聽manufactured聽fertilizers聽to聽be聽used聽comply聽with聽the聽provisions聽of聽this聽Ordinance.聽

G.聽 If聽 the聽 application聽 is聽 complete,聽 and聽 if聽 the聽 proposed聽 use聽 of聽 manufactured聽 fertilizer聽
would聽comply聽with聽the聽terms聽of聽this聽Ordinance,聽a聽numbered聽license聽shall聽be聽issued.聽
The聽license聽shall聽expire聽two聽years聽from聽the聽date聽of聽issuance.聽

H.聽 The聽 Township聽 Clerk聽 shall聽 maintain聽a聽list聽of聽all聽currently颅licensed聽commercial聽and聽
institutional聽applicators.聽
Section聽7.聽 Violation途聽Penalties途聽Enforcement.



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A.聽 A聽violation聽of聽this聽Ordinance聽is聽a聽municipal聽civil聽infraction,聽for聽which聽the聽fine聽shall聽be聽
not聽less聽than聽$250.00聽nor聽more聽than聽$500.00聽for聽the聽first聽offense,聽and聽not聽less聽than聽
$500.00聽nor聽more聽than聽$1,000.00聽for聽a聽subsequent聽offense,聽in聽the聽discretion聽of聽the聽
Court,聽and聽in聽addition聽to聽all聽other聽costs,聽damages,聽expenses聽and聽actual聽attorneys聽fees聽
incurred聽by聽the聽Township聽in聽enforcing聽the聽Ordinance聽or聽remedying聽the聽violation聽of聽the聽
Ordinance.聽聽For聽purposes聽of聽this聽section,聽"subsequent聽offense"聽means聽a聽violation聽of聽
this聽 Ordinance聽 committed聽 with聽 respect聽 to聽 a聽 separate聽 incident聽by聽the聽same聽person聽
within聽12聽months聽after聽a聽previous聽violation聽of聽the聽Ordinance聽for聽which聽the聽person聽
admitted聽responsibility聽or聽was聽adjudicated聽to聽be聽responsible.聽聽Each聽day聽that聽a聽violation聽
occurs聽shall聽constitute聽a聽separate聽offense.聽

A聽violation聽of聽this聽Ordinance聽is聽declared to聽be聽a聽nuisance per聽se.聽聽In聽addition聽to聽other聽
B.聽
penalties聽and聽remedies,聽the聽Township聽may聽seek聽injunctive聽relief聽against聽the聽violator,聽in聽
addition聽to聽other聽relief聽provided聽by聽law.聽

C.聽 If聽a聽commercial聽or聽industrial聽applicator聽is聽found聽in聽violation聽of聽this聽Ordinance,聽the聽
Township聽Board,聽following聽notice聽and聽an聽opportunity聽of聽the聽licensee聽to聽be聽heard,聽may聽
revoke聽the聽applicator's聽license聽for聽a聽period聽of聽time聽determined聽by聽the聽Board.聽聽If聽a聽
commercial聽or聽institutional聽applicator聽is聽found聽to聽be聽in聽violation聽of聽this Ordinance聽on聽
more聽than聽one聽occasion聽in聽any聽one聽calendar聽year,聽the聽Township聽Board聽shall聽revoke聽
the聽license聽of聽the聽applicator聽for聽a聽period聽of聽not聽less聽than聽one聽calendar聽year,聽and聽for聽
such聽greater聽period聽of聽time聽as聽the聽Board聽may聽determine.聽

Section聽8.聽 Appeals.聽

Any聽homeowner聽or聽applicator聽of聽manufactured聽fertilizer聽aggrieved聽by聽a聽decision聽made聽by聽the聽
Township聽Clerk聽under聽this聽Ordinance聽shall聽have聽the聽right聽to聽appeal聽to聽the聽Township聽Board.聽

A.聽 The聽 appeal聽 shall聽 be聽 commenced聽 by聽 filing聽 with聽 the聽 Township聽 Board聽 a聽 written聽
statement聽containing聽the聽specific聽reasons聽for聽the聽appeal聽within聽30聽days聽following聽the聽
date聽of聽the聽decision聽being聽appealed.聽聽The聽timely聽filing聽of聽an聽appeal聽shall聽have聽the聽
effect聽of聽staying聽any聽license聽issued聽under聽this聽Ordinance聽pending聽the聽outcome of聽the聽
appeal.聽

B.聽 The聽Township聽Board聽shall聽consider聽the聽appeal聽at聽a聽public聽meeting.聽聽The聽Board聽shall聽
affirm,聽affirm聽with聽conditions聽or聽reverse聽the聽decision聽or聽determination聽being聽appealed,聽
consistent聽with聽the聽terms聽of聽this聽Ordinance.聽




Section聽9.聽 Severability.



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The聽various聽parts,聽sentences,聽paragraphs,聽sections聽and聽clauses聽of聽this聽Ordinance聽are聽severable.聽
If聽any聽part,聽sentence,聽paragraph,聽section聽or聽clause聽is聽adjudged聽unconstitutional聽or聽invalid聽by聽a聽court聽
of聽competent聽jurisdiction,聽the聽remainder聽of聽the聽Ordinance聽shall聽not聽be聽affected.聽

Section聽10.聽 Effective聽Date.聽

This聽ordinance聽was聽approved聽and聽adopted聽by聽the聽Township聽Board聽of聽the聽Township聽of聽
Spring聽Lake,聽Ottawa聽County,聽Michigan,聽on December聽12,聽2005,聽and聽it聽is聽ordered聽to聽take聽effect聽30聽
days聽after聽publication聽of聽the聽ordinance聽or聽of聽a聽summary聽in聽the Grand聽Haven聽Tribune,聽a聽newspaper聽
having聽general聽circulation聽in聽the聽Township,聽pursuant聽to聽the聽provisions聽of聽Act聽No.聽191聽of聽the聽Public聽
Acts聽of聽1939,聽as聽amended.聽



__________________________________聽 __________________________________聽
John聽H.聽Nash,聽Supervisor聽 H.聽Carolyn聽Boersma,聽Clerk聽




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CERTIFICATE聽


I,聽 H.聽 Carolyn聽 Boersma,聽 the聽 Clerk聽 for聽 the聽 Township聽 of聽 Spring聽 Lake,聽 Ottawa聽 County,聽

Michigan,聽certify聽that聽the聽foregoing聽Fertilizer聽Ordinance聽was聽adopted聽at聽a聽regular聽meeting聽of聽the聽

Township聽Board聽held聽on December聽12,聽2005.聽聽The聽following聽members聽of聽the聽Township聽Board聽were聽

present聽 at聽 that聽 meeting:聽 John聽 Nash,聽 H.聽 Carolyn聽 Boersma,聽 Lou聽 Draeger,聽 Norma聽Cook,聽Ronald聽

Lindquist, Robert聽Shay聽and聽Lawrence聽Mierle.聽聽The聽following聽members聽of聽the聽Township聽Board聽were聽

absent:聽None.聽聽The聽Ordinance聽was聽adopted聽by聽the聽Township聽Board聽with聽members聽of聽the聽Board聽

Nash,聽Boersma,聽Draeger,聽Cook,聽Lindquist聽and聽Shay聽voting聽in聽favor,聽and聽members聽of聽the聽Board聽

Mierle聽 voting聽 in聽 opposition.聽 聽 The聽 Ordinance聽 was聽 published聽 in聽 the聽 Grand聽 Haven聽 Tribune聽 on聽

December聽21,聽2005.聽




______________________________聽
H.聽Carolyn聽Boersma,聽Clerk聽




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