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JAN 5 1983 c 52 ppur_ 494 TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: December 30, 1982 FI LE: the Board of County Commissioners Through: BJECT: Decision Criteria for Lot Clearings FROM: Bruce King, AIS QA ..rector D• `""7 REFERENCES: Caamm nity Development Division Per Michael Wright's request, the purpose of this memo is to explain to the Board the specific criteria utilized in determining which lots should be recommended for clearance in accordance with Chapter 13, Indian River County Code of Ordinances. As you know, the Board previously has not been involved directly in the lot clearing process. However, the Cmmmnity Development Division staff was advised by the County Attorney's Office that our current operations in regards to lot clearings did not comply with the current ordinance requirements. Therefore, operational changes were implemented to bring the lot .---Clearing process under compliance. Under Chapter 13, the Board of County Commissioners is authorized and empowered by resolution to require lands within the unincorporated area of the County. to be cleared of weeds, debris, and any noxious material which tend to be a breeding place or haven for snakes and vermin or which tend to create a fire or traffic hazard or which to tend to create a nuisance or other unsightly or unsanitary condition provided that the land in question is located within 150 feet of a road intersection or within 200 feet of the nearest inhabited dwelling unit. In compliance with this Chapter, it is necessary for the Board of County Commissioners to declare each and every lot to be cleared under said Chapter a public nuisance and to direct staff to transmit written notification of such declaration to the property owner and further notify the property owner that his land must be cleared in accordance with Chapter 13. In an effort to simplify and expedite this process, a standard resolution was drafted by the County Attorney's Office which will accommodate any number of necessary lot clearings. Therefore, in the Alternatives and Analysis section of each lot clearing agenda item, a specific description of the existing conditions for each lot will be Presented as well as a staff recommendation as to whether or not the at in question is creating a public nuisance. It is the intend of the staff recommendation to minimize the unnecessary clearings of land which do not create a public nuisance. The criteria utilized in determining when a particular lot should be recommended for clearance is as follows: 1) If a lot contains weeds or other materials which obstruct visibility at a road intersection 2) If a lot contains weeds, debris, or other noxious material at a minimum 24 inches in height and said lot is located in an area where the surrounding lots are at a minimum 50% developed 3) In areas where development is less than 50% completed, if the lot contains weeds, debris or other noxious material which at a minimum is 24 inches in height and also exemplifies a direct, mediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare. 17