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Show Chapter 5 Recommendations • Recommendation: A new ordinance will be developed that regulates the use of herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers in the watershed. Implementation: Salt Lake City will develop a new ordinance to regulate the application of herbicide, pesticide, fungicide, and fertilizer in the watershed by January 1, 2001. Explanation: A new ordinance regulating the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizer must be adopted to avoid water quality impacts from these agents. The use of chemicals and fertilizers should be avoided in the watershed when the effects may be hazardous to the health of water users. • Recommendation: Support the Foothills & Canyons Site Development & Design Standards, Chapter 19.73 Landscaping and Vegetation B, # 3. This recommendation is in support of a mandatory standard of native plant and tree species only for landscaping purposes in the canyons. Implementation: Ongoing. Explanation: Salt Lake County has adopted a revised version of the Sensitive Lands Protection Regulations. Salt Lake City supports the standard mandating the use of native plant species for landscaping purposes. The use of non- native or exotic species for landscaping may result in watershed degradation. Species such as purple loosestrife and tamarisk have had devastating effects on water courses around the western United States. This recommendation aims to avoid a proliferation of invasive, non- native species in the watershed. Management agency- sponsored watershed- rehabilitation or range- restoration projects are not considered landscaping, but rather large- scale efforts to restore watershed stability and minimize invasive, non- native plant species proliferation. • Recommendation: Salt Lake City will participate in monitoring the current efforts to manage parking lots ( pave/ no pave, runoff abatement, snow removal, stream setbacks, and adequate facilities) at the ski resorts. Implementation: Ongoing. Page 72 |