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<br />Indian River County, FL Code of Ordinances
<br />The definitions of certain terms used in this chapter are set forth ln_CLapLeL20.1 Definitions, of the Indian River
<br />County Land Development Code.
<br />(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 2008-003, § 1, 1-8-08)
<br />Section 973.03. - Restrictions.
<br />Accumulations of debris, garbage, junk, trash, weeds, unserviceable vehicles, dead trees posing a health or
<br />safety hazard, or other noxious materials, are hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be removed from all
<br />lots, parcels and tracts of land, public or private, unless otherwise permitted by the terms of this article.
<br />(1) Weed clearance. The following provisions shall apply to weeds as defined in Chapter 901:
<br />(a) Prohibition.
<br />1. The accumulation of weeds in excess of twelve (12) inches in height is hereby prohibited on
<br />any lot, parcel, tract of land, common area, open space area, recreational tract, or landscape
<br />buffer within either a platted, recorded subdivision where the platted lots are at a minimum
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<br />of fifty (50) percent developed with residential units, or within or internal to a multifamily
<br />development where a minimum of fifty (50) percent has been developed with project units.
<br />(b) Exemptions from prohibitions.
<br />4; : • 1. ,. Agriculturally zoned land.
<br />2. `Land with a conservation designation orwithin conservation and/or preservation
<br />easements.
<br />3. Areas designated on approved development plans as conservation or preservation areas.
<br />4. Areas authorized or required by jurisdictional agency permits to remain natural.
<br />5. Uncleared lots within platted, recorded subdivisions.
<br />(c) Maintenance of weeds to satisfy the twelve -!rich maximum height limitation which entails the
<br />grubbing (uprooting) of vegetation shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 927. Tree
<br />Protection and Land Clearing, of the Indian River County Land Development Code.
<br />(d) The existence of untended weeds, as defined in Chapter 901. in excess of twelve (12) inches in
<br />height on any lot, parcel or tract of land as described in subsection 9 3.03(1)(a) shall -be prima
<br />facie evidence of intent.to violate and of a violation of this section by the owner, owners and
<br />occupant of said land.
<br />(2) Restriction ofgarbage, trash, funk, debris or unserviceable vehicles in or on public or private
<br />property.•. .
<br />(a) No person shall discard, place, abandon, accumulate, or permit or cause to be discarded,
<br />placed, abandoned or accumulated any junk, wrecked or unserviceable vehicle or the parts
<br />thereof on property in the unincorporated areas of the county unless such vehicles or parts are
<br />stored in an enclosed structure or at an authorized junk or auto wrecking yard. No person shall
<br />throw, discard, place, abandon, accumulate, or permit or cause to be thrown, discarded, placed,
<br />abandoned or accumulated anyjunked or unserviceable refrigerator, stove, washing g4$lne,
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