A. If the administrative costs and the cost of removal which are charged against the owner of a parcel of land pursuant to Section 10.16.120 are not paid within thirty days of the date of the order, or the final disposition of an appeal therefrom, such unpaid costs shall become a special assessment against the parcel of land from which the vehicle was removed pursuant to Government Code Section 39773.5, and shall be transmitted to the tax collector for collection.
B. Upon recordation of the notice of lien with the office of the county recorder, such unpaid costs shall constitute a lien against the property as provided below:
1. After recordation of the notice of lien, a copy of the notice may be turned over to the tax collector for the city, who shall add the amounts of the assessments to the next regular tax bill levied against the property, and thereafter, the amount assessed against the property shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes; or
2. After recordation of the notice of lien, the lien may be foreclosed by judicial or other sale in the manner and means provided by law. (Ord. 824-97 § 2 (part))