Upon completion of such trimming or removing of vegetation, the Sanitation Department shall deliver to the City Tax Collector a statement showing the actual cost of trimming or removing the vegetation in which statement, in addition to the costs of labor, hauling and other necessary items of expense, there shall be included the sum of $1 to cover costs of notice and collection. The City Tax Collector shall thereupon mail to the owner of the premises a bill covering such costs, if with reasonable diligence the name and address of such owner can be ascertained. The amount of this bill shall become a lien upon the property constituting the premises upon which the trimming or removing occurred, and if not paid within 30 days shall be collected as in the manner provided for the collection of delinquent taxes.
(1989 Code, § 13-170)