10.40.070 Cost of abatement a charge against the city—Collection of costs, unpaid costs of lien.

(A) Costs incurred by the city in the abatement of a condition which is in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be a proper charge against the city treasury and paid therefrom. The traffic engineer shall give the owner of the property upon which the condition exists a written notice itemizing the expense of such abatement and requesting payment. If the amount of such costs is not paid to the traffic engineer within five days after giving such notice, he shall record in the office of the recorder of Napa County, California, a certificate substantially in the following form:

"Notice of Lien"

"Pursuant to authority vested in me by the American Canyon Traffic Code, I did on the day of ____, 20____, cause to be abated, at the owner's expense, in the amount of $ _____, a condition upon the real property hereinafter described. Said amount, nor any part, has not been paid. The City of American Canyon does hereby claim a lien upon said real property in said amount, which amount shall remain a lien upon said real property until paid in full, together with interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the date of recordation of this lien in the office of the Recorder of Napa County, California. The real property upon which lien is claimed is that certain parcel of land in the City of American Canyon, County of Napa, State of California, described as follows:

(Insert property description)

Dated: ______, 20____.

__________________________

American Canyon Traffic Engineer

(B) Costs incurred in such abatement shall remain a lien upon the property described in the lien notice until paid in full, plus accrued interest at the rate of seven percent per annum from the date of recordation. The statute of limitations shall not run against the city's right to enforce payment of such lien.