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Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3 (a) - 11 August 20, 2015 B. Existing and ultimate contours and steep slopes C. Vegetation buffer zones along sensitive areas (steep slopes, wetlands) D. Potential erosion areas E. Location of sedimentation and erosion control measure 16. The golf course will employ at least one turf management specialist that will be certified in proper chemical, fertilizer, pesticide and insecticide use and application. Turf management specialist will be solely responsible for the application of chemical, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides in conformity with state and federal regulations. 17. Management shall provide and utilize a fertilizer and irrigation plan that minimizes erosion and nutrient loading into adjacent wetlands and public waters. The turf management specialist shall provide fertilizer/irrigation reports to the Planning and Zoning Office and the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) every 5 years starting in 2015. Fertilizer shall not be applied unless a soil test has indicated the need for additional nutrients. Only fertilizers with approved EPA testing methods shall be used. 18. Management shall store all hazardous materials (combustibles, pesticides and fertilizers) in accordance with MPCA and Department of Agriculture regulations. 19. Management shall provide access through the golf course to all property owners with easements in place at the time of Conditional Use approval, along the western shore of Upper Cullen Lake. Applicant will not be responsible for off season maintenance of the easement. 20. Management shall implement integrated pest management (IPM) practices in accordance with the University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service recommendations. 21. The golf course and accessory facilities shall be operated within the locally defined golfing season. Any expansion to a year round facility will require an amended Conditional Use Permit. 22. “Golf balls cannot be hit or retried from unplayable rough area” shall be included in the course rules. 23. Management will continue having wetlands #1, 2 & 3 (as designated by AW Research) tested by a certified laboratory two times, once in mid-summer and once in the fall, every five years starting in 2015. 24. Management shall maintain a water level in the beaver pond south of the 4th green that prevents standing water in the wetland west of the 5th fairway and shall maintain a trail to said pond from behind the 4th green.