Upon the abatement of such condition or any portion thereof by the health officer, all expenses thereof shall constitute a civil debt owing to the city jointly and severally by such of the persons who have been given notice in this chapter provided, excepting only such of said persons which the enforcement officer has concluded pursuant to proof at the hearing are not persons properly charged with the responsibility of abatement within the meaning of this chapter. The debt shall be collectible in the same manner as any other civil debt owing to the city.
(Ord. 3470 § 1 (part), 1983)