§ 6.30.130. Collection of delinquent fines and penalties.

(a)

The city may pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies for the collection of fines, including interest and penalties.

(b)

If a responsible person owes the city any delinquent fines, interest, penalties, liens or assessments, the city may refuse to issue, extend or renew a permit, license or other approval to that person or pertaining to the property that is the subject of the administrative citation and delinquent fines.

(c)

The city prosecutor may issue a criminal citation or complaint against any responsible person who does not timely pay any fine due to the city.

(d)

Any violation of this Code shall constitute a public nuisance. The city may seek to abate the public nuisance and collect the costs incurred by the city by recording a nuisance abatement lien and/or special assessment against the property on which a property-related violation occurred pursuant to Government Code § 38773.1 or 38773.5, or other applicable law.

(e)

Any delinquent fines, interest and penalties may be recovered as a lien or special assessment against the property on which the code violation occurred.

(f)

Prior to recording a lien or special assessment, the city shall prepare a cost report itemizing the amount owed by the responsible person.

(g)

The city shall notify each responsible person of the time, date and location that the city council will consider any cost report imposing a lien or special assessment on property.

(h)

At a public hearing, the city council shall consider the cost report and any objections of any responsible person and may modify the cost report if it determines that the public interest requires it to do so.

(i)

Upon approval by the city council, the city shall file a certified copy of the cost report with the county treasurer-tax collector. The city shall request that the treasurer-tax collect enter each assessment on the tax roll and collect each assessment at the time and in the manner of ordinary municipal taxes.

(Code 1969, § 6.30.130; Ord. No. 789, § 1(part), 2003)