§ 14.70.125. Special assessment.

If the property owner fails to pay abatement costs within thirty (30) days of receipt of a city invoice, the following procedure shall be followed:

A.

The city shall keep an itemized report of the expenses involved in abating the nuisance, i.e., the work performed, the cost of the work, including any salvage value and incidental expenses, any administrative costs incurred, a description of the real property upon which the nuisance was located, and the names and addresses of the person entitled to notice under this chapter. The city shall post conspicuously on the property and shall also mail to the owner of the property a copy of the report of the expenses of the abatement, together with a notice of time and place when the statement will be reviewed and confirmed by the code enforcement commission.

B.

If the owner does not pay the expenses of abating the nuisance within 5 days after the time set for reviewing and confirming the statement before the commission, the cost shall become a special assessment against the real property upon which the nuisance was abated.

C.

The total cost for abating the nuisance shall constitute a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land to which it relates, and upon recordation with the L. A. County recorder of a notice of lien, shall constitute a lien on said property for the amount of such assessment. After such recordation, a certified copy of the report confirmed by the commission decision shall be filed with the L. A. County tax collector on or before August 15th of each year, whereupon it shall be the duty of said tax collector to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular tax bills levied against said respective lots and parcels of land for municipal purposes and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to such special assessment.

(Ord. 6744 § 2 (part), 1998)