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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-003 considered to be obnoxious and a nuisance to the general public. Such substances or material shall include, but not be limited to, the following: garbage, trash, weeds, junk, debris, unserviceable vehicles, dead trees posing a health or safety hazard, or any other offensive materials which constitute a nuisance as provided for in this chapter. (Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 92-11, § 9 4-22-92) Section 973.02. Definitions referenced. The definitions of certain terms used in this chapter are set forth in Chapter 901, Definitions, of the Indian River County Land Development Code. (Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90) Section 973.03. Restrictions. Accumulations of debris, garbage, junk, trash, weeds, unserviceable vehicles, dead trees posing a health or safety hazard, or other noxious materials, are hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be removed from all lots, parcels and tracts of land, public or private, unless otherwise permitted by the terms of this article. (1) Weed clearance. The following provisions shall apply to weeds as defined in Chapter 901: A(a}-441e-aeeurnulat-iewef weedsan excess-e€-eigh4een-(4-ll-}-inc-hes-4n-height4s--hereby prohibited on any lot, parcelor tract of land -which lick contigueus to a commercial or • • •. • a • • • a a _. • • • w . - • •. • • • . • • • • •. • s • . • •. • • a, n m nimum of -fifty (50) p • f• a - . eit• . • • • • • • i • • • ..• d within • • ♦ • • • V'• r •. w on approved development plans shall be exempt from this section. (a) Prohibition . 1. The accumulation of weeds in excess of twelve (12) inches in height is hereby prohibited on any lot. parcel, tract of land, common area, open space area, recreational tract, or landscape buffer w'thin either a platted, recorded subdivision where the platted lots are at a minimum of fifty (50) peicent developed with residential units, or within or internal to a multifamily development where a minimum. of fifty (50) percent has been developed with project units. (b) Exemptions from Prohibitions. 1. Agriculturally zoned land 2. Land with a conservation designation or within conservation and/or preservation casements 3. Areas designated on approved development plans as conservationor preservation. areas. 4. Areas authorizedor requitedby jurisdictional agency permits to remain natural. 5. Uncleared lots within_platted, recorded subdivisions (bc) Maintenance of weeds to satisfy the eigteentwelve (12) -inch maximum height limitation which entails the grubbing (uprooting) of vegetation shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 927, Tree Protection and Land Clearing, of the Indian River County Land Development Code. • 2