The amount of the costs of abating the nuisance upon any lot or parcel of land, as confirmed by the City Council, shall constitute a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land, and as thus keep a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment. After the confirmation of the report, a copy shall be turned over, to the Assessor and the Tax Collector of the county, acting on behalf of the city, whereupon it shall be the duty of the Assessor and Tax Collector to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular bills of taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels for land for municipal purposes, and thereafter the amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for other municipal taxes.
(1995 Code, § 8.52.240)