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A INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 84- 59 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE APPENDIX A, ZONING, CREATING SECTION 25(0)(10); CREATING DEFINITION OF POLITICAL SIGNS; CREATING LIMITS FOR TIMING OF PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS; REQUIRING BONDS AND PERMITS FOR PLACE- MENT OF TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS; RESTRICTING THE SIZE OF TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; INCORPORATION IN CODE; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County has determined that candidates for political office, their agents, and advocates of particular political issues often place temporary signs throughout the county prior to elections; and WHEREAS, these signs are recognized as a permissible means of educating the public as to candidates and issues involved in elections; and WHEREAS, these temporary signs serve no purpose subse- quent to the date of the particular primary or general election; and WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of each candidate or advocate of political issues to remove such temporary political signs after the relevant election; and WHEREAS, failure to remove such temporary political I signs creates an unnecessary visual blight, which could result in expenditures of County funds through the use of County personnel to remove such temporary political signs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1 Section 25(0)(10) to Ordinance 71-3, as amended, known as Appendix A -Zoning- of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County, Florida is hereby created to read as follows: REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS (1) Definitions. The following term shall have the meaning set forth for the purpose of interpreting this ordinance. (a) Temporary political signs shall be defined as -1-