(A) In any legal action, administrative proceeding, or special proceeding instituted by the city to abate a nuisance, the prevailing party may recover its reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 38773.5. Recovery of attorneys' fees shall be limited to those individual actions or proceedings in which the city elects, at the initiation of that individual action or proceeding, to seek recovery of its own attorneys' fees. An award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing party shall not exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the city in any legal action, administrative proceeding or special proceeding.
(B) If any person causes, suffers, maintains or permits a public nuisance to continue after written notice is given to such person by the city, directing such person to abate the nuisance, and such continuation goes beyond the time set for such abatement in the written notice, then such person shall be liable to the city for the expenses incurred in detecting, investigating, and abating the violation, including attorneys' fees and the costs of monitoring compliance. The city may recover such costs by civil action or by billing such person. The city may also recover such fees and costs by special assessment lien if the violation relates to real property.
('66 Code, § 1-2.03) (Ord. 1082-C-S, passed 11-28-06)