A. The cost of abating a nuisance and related administrative expenses may be collected by either of the following means:
1. After the confirmation of such report of costs and assessment, a certified copy of such confirmed special assessment, which remains unpaid, shall be filed with the assessor and tax collector of San Bernardino County acting for the city in order that such county officials may enter the amount of the assessment on the appropriate assessment book opposite the description of the particular property. Thereafter such amount shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as general city taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest, and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency, as provided by law for city taxes. All laws and ordinances applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of city taxes are made applicable to such special assessment.
2. After the confirmation of such report of costs and assessment, a certified copy of the cost of abatement and related administrative expenses shall be recorded in the grantor-grantee index of the county recorder's office of San Bernardino County, which shall have the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien. The lien may also be foreclosed by a judicial or other sale in the manner and means provided for in Government Code section 38773.1 or otherwise provided for by law. (Ord. 2812, 2015)