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ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 029 public authorities... shall have the right use the streets in the course of performing their respective duties."; and WHEREAS, Indian River County is already responsible for public safety including but not limited to fire protection, law enforcement, utility services, building permit and inspection, code enforcement and animal control in private subdivisions containing private streets and rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, the County must access these subdivisions immediately following a hurricane, tropical storm, prolonged and heavy rainfall or tornadoes to maintain drainage, utilities and public safety; and WHEREAS, the County is already responsible for solid waste and yard trash pick up in all subdivisions throughout Indian River County via franchise agreements with various refuse companies, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 101.09. of the Indian River County Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 101.09. DISASTER EMERGENCY PLANS. (1) A proclamation declaring a state of emergency shall activate the disaster emergency plans applicable to Indian River County and shall be the authority for use or distribution of any supplies, equipment, materials, debris removal, facilities assembled or arranged to be made available pursuant to such plans. (2) The following emergency measures may be taken during the proclaimed state of emergency with such limitation and conditions as deemed appropriate to protect the health safety and welfare of the community: a. Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives and combustibles. b. Establish curfews, including but not limited to the prohibition of or restriction on pedestrians and vehicular movement, standing and parking, except for the provisions of designated, essential services, such as fire, police, emergency medical services and hospital services, including the transportation of patients, utility emergency repairs and emergency calls by physicians. c. Utilize all available resources of the county government as reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster emergency, including emergency expenditures. 2 Coding: Words underscored are additions to text; words in strikethrough format are deletions to text.