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Boa 95 Fa,E `42,0 <br />"Indian River County will continue to enhance the <br />aesthetic quality of the community through land <br />development regulations that include landscape design <br />requirements, regulate the usage of signs, provide for <br />traffic and parking control and incorporate the use of <br />natural buffers." <br />Conclusion <br />The Planning and Zoning Commission upheld staff's denial of the <br />political sign bond refund to Mr. Hedin based on staff's observed <br />violations of the County Code. The purpose of the required bond is <br />to provide an incentive for applicants to comply with county <br />regulations. Denial of bond refunds in instances of noncompliance <br />is important to prevent similar, recurring political sign <br />violations in future elections.' <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners deny the <br />appeal and uphold staff's determination that the political sign <br />bond refund be denied due to noncompliance with County Code <br />requirements. <br />Mr. DeBlois pointed out that the definition of right-of-way <br />was the matter in question. He also emphasized that staff had been <br />consistent in looking at all of the signs of all candidates. <br />Commissioner Bird wondered what guidelines the Board was to <br />use in making their determination, since it appeared to him that <br />the appeal guidelines were not applicable to this appeal because <br />they were designed for Planning and Zoning appeals, and two of the <br />four did not pertain at all. <br />Community Development Director Bob Keating explained that <br />while staff realized Section 902 needed to be amended to contain <br />criteria that would serve for all appeals, these were the <br />guidelines they were required to use. He assured the Board that <br />staff was looking at criteria, for the next round of LDR's, that <br />would serve for all appeals. <br />County Attorney Vitunac thought the Board could fall back on <br />the general appeal, if they found that staff may have <br />misinterpreted or made some mistake that would have harmed the <br />appellant prior to the issue coming to the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission. If they found for the appellant, he doubted that <br />Director Keating's office would appeal it further. <br />Keith Hedin, 1205 Old Dixie Highway, commented this had been <br />a long battle, the main basis of which was a proper determination <br />of right-of-way. He was before the Board still fighting to get his <br />20 <br />July 18, 1995 <br />M M M <br />