The amount owing to the city by the owner, possessor, or user of any pipeline for expenses incurred by or on behalf of the city as authorized in this chapter may be fixed and specially assessed against any real property within the city of such owner, possessor, or user in the same manner as is provided in Chapter 8.12 with respect to expenses incurred by the city in the abatement of nuisances. Such assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary taxes of the city are collected and shall be subject to the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary municipal taxes. The collection of such amount may also be enforced by an action against the responsible party or parties which shall be instituted by the city attorney upon the direction of the city council.
(Ord. 68-2-618 § 1 (part): prior code § 9.34.050)