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ON MOTION by Commissioner Stanbridge , <br /> SECONDED by Commissioner Adams , the Board <br /> unanimously adopted Ordinance 200 1 - 001 declaring <br /> a six- month moratorium on the acceptance of <br /> applications for wireless telecommunications towers <br /> and on the issuance of permits and approvals for the <br /> construction of wireless telecommunications towers ; <br /> providing for exceptions ; setting forth expiration and <br /> effective dates . <br /> ORDINANCE NO . 2001 -01 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY , FLORIDA DECLARING <br /> A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF <br /> APPLICATIONS FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS <br /> AND ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND APPROVALS FOR THE <br /> CONSTRUCTION OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS <br /> TOWERS ; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS ; SETTING FORTH <br /> EXPIRATION AND EFFECTIVE DATES . <br /> WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 1 (f) , Article VIII , of the Florida Constitution and Chapter <br /> 125 , Florida Statutes , Indian River County is authorized and required to protect the public <br /> health , safety , and welfare and may exercise any power for a governmental purpose except <br /> when expressly prohibited by law, and , pursuant to this authority and Section 163 . 3202 , Florida <br /> Statutes , Indian River County has enacted land development regulations , consistent with its <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan , which protect the quality of life in Indian River County; and <br /> WHEREAS , Indian River County adopted Ordinance No. 97- 16 on May 6 , 1997 , <br /> implementing regulations regarding location and criteria for commercial communication towers ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , since that time technological innovation has been explosive , and experience <br /> has revealed deficiencies in County regulations ; and <br /> WHEREAS , good land planning and concern for the quality of life in our County dictate <br /> that tall-structures not be place haphazardly or allowed in a greater number than need be ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Telecommunications Act of 1996 makes it clear that, as long as local <br /> zoning requirements satisfy certain conditions , the authority of local governments over the <br /> placement , construction , and modification of wireless telecommunications towers ( "towers" ) is <br /> neither limited nor affected ; and <br /> JANUARY 2 , 2001 b Q <br /> - - 50 - <br /> PER ��"� �wx Fn 'I',, <br /> '?kr Yt ' 3 tin <br /> 6 <br />