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ORDINANCE NO. 87 - Section 1-60 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 1-60. Administrative Fines: liens. The enforcement board, upon notification by the code inspector that a previous order of the enforcement board has not been complied with by the set time or, upon finding that the same violation has been repeated by the same violator, may order the violator to pay a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars and fifty dollars ($250.00) for each day the violation continues past the date set for compliance or for each time the violation has been repeated, and a hearing shall not be necessary for issuance of the order. A certified copy of an order imposing a fine may be recorded in the public records and thereafter shall constitute a lien against the land on which the violation exists, or if the violator does not own the land, upon any real or personal property owned by the violator. It may be enforced in the same manner as a court judgment by the sheriffs of the state, including levy against the personal property, but shall not be deemed to be a court judgement except for enforcement purposes. After one year from the filing of any such lien which remains unpaid, the enforcement board may authorize the county attorney to fore- close on the lien. No lien created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be foreclosed on real property which is a homestead under Section 4, Article X of the State Consti- tution. SECTION 3 Section 1-61 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 1-61. Duration and enforcement of lien. No lien filed pursuant to this division shall continue for a period longer than twe--five (5) years after re- cording, unless within that time an action to foreclose on the lien is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction. The continuation of the lien by the commencement of the action -2-