Every person owning or occupying any lots, lands or premises situated within said incorporated limits of the city shall, within the time fixed by section 9-4-3 of this chapter, and after the notice as provided in section 9-4-2 of this chapter, keep continuously destroyed, weeded out, cut down and obliterated all such deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds, grasses and growths in or on any and all such lots, lands or premises so owned or occupied by such person, in the manner prescribed by and in accordance with the provisions of section 9-4-2 of this chapter, and in the event that such deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds, grasses and growths are not so continuously destroyed, weeded out, cut down and obliterated, the administrative authority may cause such deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds, grasses and growths to be cut down, weeded out and destroyed and the costs and charges, plus a service charge to be set by resolution of the council duly adopted, shall be collected from the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of said lots, lands or premises. Such costs and expenses shall be collected directly by the city, from the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant, or shall be collected from the owner or reputed owner of the lots, lands or premises by action in the name of the municipal corporation before any court of competent jurisdiction as is provided by law; and said judgment therefor shall be levied directly against the real estate involved or any other property belonging to any of said parties, or in the discretion of the administrative authority, when notice has been given to the owner or reputed owner of the premises, shall require the city clerk to keep an accurate account of the costs and expenses for destroying, cutting down, weeding out or obliterating and shall make a return of the same to the city council before passage of the annual appropriation bill and levy of taxes for such year, the mayor and city council shall, at the time of levying the taxes for general city purposes for the following year, levy the amount of such costs and expenses made hereunder and then unpaid, to each lot, land or premises where said costs and expenses were incurred as a special tax against said lot, land or premises, and the special assessment shall be certified to the county auditor, and the same shall be levied and collected in all respects like any other city taxes upon real estate. No lot, land or premises shall be exempt from the payment of such special tax. (Ord. 308, 4-15-1991)