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0 ORDINANCE 92 - 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 landi. 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) The accumulation of weeds in excess of eighteen (18) inches in height is hereby prohibited on any lot, parcel or tract of land which lies contiguous to a commercial or residential structure and within a platted, recorded subdivision where the platted lots are at a minimum of fifty (50) percent developed. Agriculturally zoned land and land within conservation and/or preservation easements or conservation/preservation areas designated on approved development plans shall be exempt from this section. (b) Maintenance of weeds to satisfy the eighteen 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. (c) The existence of untended weeds, as defined in Chapter 901, in excess of eighteen (18) inches in height on any lot, parcel or tract of land as described in subsection 973.03(1)(a) shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate and of a violation of this section by the owner, owners and occupant of said land. (d) Upon receipt of a notice of violation of section 973.03(1)(a), the owner, lessee and/or tenant of the involved property shall abate such violation within the time specified in section 973.04 of this chapter, and after such time shall be jointly and severally liable for any continuation of such violation. SECTION 11: Section 911.15(2)(r) is hereby created, to read as follows: (r) Compost piles. Compost piles are allowed to be located within rearyard setback areas but may not bo located within easements unless written consent jq ranted b the holder of thedominant estate. SECTION 12: Section 912.07(1)(b)6.q. is hereby created, to read as follows: iql Compost piles. Compost piles are allowed to be located within rearyard setback areas but may not he located within easements unless written consent is granted by the holder of the dominant estate. SECTION 13: Section 932.07(4)(c) is hereby created, to read as follows: Coding: Words in hiuked-ouL type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions.