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12.20.020 Utilization of compost products.
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If compost products can be utilized in the project, the City shall use compost products, except as follows:

A. Compost products are not available within a reasonable period of time;

B. Compost products that are available do not comply with existing purchasing standards;

C. Compost products that are available do not comply with federal or state health, quality, and safety standards;

D. Compost purchase prices are not reasonable or competitive;

E. The total cost of using compost is financially prohibitive;

F. Application of compost will have detrimental impacts on the physical characteristics and nutrient condition of the soil as it is used for a specific crop;

G. The project consists of growing trees in a greenhouse setting, including seed orchard greenhouses; or

H. The compost products that are available have not been certified as being free of crop-specific pests and pathogens, including pests and pathogens that could result in the denial of phytosanitary permits for shipping seedlings. [Ord. 780 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023.]