(a) Cost and charges incurred by the City by reason of the cleanup and abatement of an unauthorized release; abatement of any violation of this Article, including but not limited to monitoring and inspection costs; a delinquency in the payment of a bill for fees applicable under this section in excess of 30 days; and any final administrative civil penalties assessed against a person or business for violations of this Article shall be an obligation owed to the City by the owner of the property where the hazardous materials were handled. The City shall mail to the owner of the property where the hazardous materials were handled or the person or business against whom the final administrative civil penalty was assessed. Such obligation may collected by means of the imposition of a lien against the property of the owner of the property where the hazardous materials were handled or of the person or business against whom the final administrative civil penalty was assessed. The City shall mail to the owner of the property where the hazardous materials were handled and to the person or business against whom the final administrative civil penalty was assessed (if different from the owner of the property) a notice of the amounts due and a warning that lien proceedings will be initiated against the property if the amounts are not paid within 30 days after mailing of the notice.
(b) Liens shall be created and assessed in accordance with the requirement of Article XX of Chapter 10 of the San Francisco Administrative Code (commencing with Section 10.230).
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 322-00, File No. 001917, App. 12/28/2000)