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ORDINANCE NO. 87/IBMIRD CODE ENFORCEMENT January 7, 1987 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 87- 23 AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING DIVISION 21 ARTICLE II;I OF CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD"; AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1-58(b), ALLOWING FOR A BOARD HEARING IN CASES WHERE A VIOLATION IS CORRECTED AND THEN RECURS; AMENDING SECTION 1-60, ALLOWING THE BOARD TO ORDER A FINE FOR A VIOLATION REPEATED BY THE SAME VIOLATOR, WITHOUT NEED FOR A HEARING EACH TIME THE VIO- LATION IS REPEATED; AMENDING SECTION 1-61, ALLOWING FOR A LIEN TO BE CONTINUED FOR NO LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS UNLESS FORECLOSURE ON THE LIEN IS COMMENCED; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS,CODIFICATION, SEVERA- BILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 162.01, Florida Statues, et seq., which authorizes local code enforcement boards and governs their procedure was amended in the 1986 Session, and WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to amend the Indian River County Code of Laws and Ordinances to reflect the changes to the Statute; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: Section 1-58(b) of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 1-58. Enforcement procedure. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) if a violation of the codes is found, the code inspector shall notify the violator and give him a reasonable time considering the nature of the violation to correct the violation. Should the vio- lation continue beyond the time specified for correction, the code inspector shall notify the enforcement board and request a hearing pursuant to the procedures in section 1-59. Written notice shall be mailed to said violator as provided in this division. If the violation is corrected and then recurs, the case shall be presented to the Code Enforcement Board even if the violation has been corrected prior to the Board hearing, and the notice shall so state. CODING: Words in struek- 1tirm&u(jen type are deletions from existing law, words underlined are additions.