If the cost of remedying a condition for which a written notice of responsibility from the director to remove or trim trees or other woody plants is not paid within 30 days after receipt of a statement, the cost may be levied against the abutting property benefitted as a special assessment. The levying of special assessment shall not affect the liability of the person to whom the written notice of responsibility is directed to fine and imprisonment for the violation of this chapter.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 11.905; 1992 Code, § 42-55) (Ord. 11-77, passed 2-14-1977; Ord. 94-08, passed 7-21-2008; Ord. 37-12, passed 6-12-2012)