The purpose of this letter is to bring you up to date with a provision in the Burt Township Zoning Ordinance that was adopted on October 20, 2006.

Section 6.12.4 and 6.12.5 of the Ordinance reads as follows:

6.12.4 Within twenty-five (25) feet of the ordinary high water mark, a natural vegetation strip shall be established or maintained on a least seventy percent (70%) of the lake or stream frontage for any new construction or any renovation that results in an increase of the structure footprint by five hundred (500) square feet or greater. The natural vegetation strip shall consist of trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants, excluding lawn.

6.12.5 The use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers is prohibited in the natural vegetation strip (per item 4 above) or within twenty-five feet of ordinary high water mark for Burt Lake, except for the allowed limited use of herbicides for the eradication of poison ivy, poison sumac or poison oak. Fertilizer used in the waterfront setback (75 feet), shall be zero phosphorus fertilizers.

The intent of this provision is to protect the water quality of Burt Lake.

As a commercial Lawn Care Provider that may from time to time be serving customers in Burt Township that are located on Burt Lake, we ask that you comply with limitations outlined in the Ordinance.

For you convenience we are including a map showing the location of Burt Township.
The entire Ordinance can be reviewed at www.burttownship.org.

If you have any questions regarding Section 6.12.5, or any other section of the Ordinance, please contact, Dan Swantek, Zoning Administrator, 238-4818.

Sincerely,

Gary Street
Chair, Burt Township Planning Commission