A.    The enforcement officer or his designee shall notify, in writing, all parties concerned of the amount of actual costs incurred by the city resulting from the abatement. If the total costs determined as provided for in this section is not paid within thirty days after mailing of such notice, the charges shall be placed as a special assessment on the tax bill for the property pursuant to Section 38773.5 of the Government Code. In addition to the costs of abatement, a nuisance abatement services fee in an amount which may be established from time to time by resolution of the council of the city, shall be assessed against each parcel for Grass Valley fire department and other city-incurred costs associated with abatement.

    B.    Notice shall be given at the time of imposing the assessment which shall specify that the property may be sold after three years by the tax collector for unpaid delinquent assessments. The tax collector’ s power of sale shall not be affected by the failure of the property owner to receive notice. The assessment may 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 and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to the special assessment. However, if any real property to which the cost of abatement relates has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of the taxes would become delinquent, then the cost of abatement shall not result in a lien against the real property but instead shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.

    C.    Other Abatement Procedures. The provisions of this chapter shall not in any manner limit or restrict the city from enforcing city ordinances or abating public nuisances in any other manner provided by law. (Ord. 639 §§ 2 (part), 7, 2004)