(A) The costs of abatement incurred by the City once approved by resolution of the City Council shall be mailed to the owner of the property, demanding payment within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing. If the costs as confirmed are not paid by the responsible property owner within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of the notice, such costs shall be assessed against the parcel of land as a nuisance abatement lien in accordance with Government Code section 38773.1. The Notice of Lien shall, at a minimum, identify the record owner or possessor of the property, set forth the last known address of the record owner or possessor, set forth the date upon which the abatement of the nuisance was ordered and the date that the abatement was complete, and include a description of the real property subject to the lien and the amount of the abatement cost constituting the lien. Recordation of a Notice of Abatement Lien pursuant to this section shall have the same effect as recordation of a money judgment recorded pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 697.310 et seq., and shall create a lien which has the same priority as a judgment lien on real property which shall continue in effect until released. On the order of the City Council, or any designee of the City Council, an abatement lien created under this chapter may be released or subordinated in the same manner as a judgment lien on real property may be released or subordinated.
(B) As an alternative to, or in addition to the lien procedure detailed in subsection (A) of this section, the abatement costs incurred by the City may be levied against the parcel of land subject to abatement activities by the City as a real property assessment in accordance with Government Code section 38773.5. Any assessment imposed on real property pursuant to this section may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary Real Property Taxes are collected by the County of El Dorado and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary Real Property Taxes. Notice of any assessment that is levied on real property pursuant to this section shall be given to the property owner by certified mail from City. The City shall transmit the notice of such assessment levied on real property pursuant to this section to the County Auditor-Controller of El Dorado County with instructions to collect the assessment on the Real Property Tax rolls for the ensuing fiscal year. Such notice shall be transmitted to the County Auditor-Controller prior to August 10 in any fiscal year. (Ord. 1698, 8-13-2019)