NOTICE: Form required from HOAs to pick up hurricane debris

news release

It would be too late to prepare for hurricane season if you see this in the news.

Hurricane season is upon us. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) would like to take this opportunity to remind homeowners who either live on private roadways or the authorized officers or agents of a Home Owners’ Association within private subdivisions, that a right-of-entry form is required to be submitted each year to permit the County to collect disaster-generated vegetative debris when authorized by the BOCC in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards.

A right-of-entry form must be submitted yearly by each property owner on a private road or by an authorized officer or agent of the Home Owners’ Association of a private subdivision on a private road. The right-of-entry form submitted by the authorized officer or agent of the Home Owners’ Association covers the entire private subdivision. This applies to properties in unincorporated IRC only.

For those individuals that live within municipal boundaries, it is advised that you check with your respective municipality directly for emergency storm vegetative debris removal protocols.

Please be aware that submission of this form does not guarantee that debris located on private roadways and within private submissions will automatically be collected by the County or the County debris contractor. This form is to facilitate disaster generated vegetative debris following a BOCC action and consistent with FEMA standards.

Ways to Submit the Form:

Complete and submit the form online, https://indianrivercounty.rja.revize.com/forms/5793
Download the form, www.ircgov.com/publicworks/right_of_Entry.pdf, then email to debrisforms@ircgov.com
The form, once downloaded and signed can be mailed USPS or hand delivered to the Public Works Department, 1801 27^th Street, Vero Beach. There are notaries available at the Administration Building, which is located at the aforementioned address.

Please be aware that dumping any type of debris from private subdivisions onto public roadways or not disposing of debris in legal manner is subject to code enforcement action by the County.