9.04.160 Nuisance abatement lien.

As an alternative to the assessment lien procedure contained in Section 9.04.150 the total cost for abating such nuisance, as confirmed by the city council, may be collected pursuant to the procedures set forth in Government Code Section 38773.1 as a nuisance abatement lien.

(A) Prior to the recordation of any nuisance abatement lien, the city shall provide notice of the same to the owner of record of the parcel or lot on which the nuisance is maintained as shown on the last equalized assessment roll or the supplemental roll, whichever is more current.

(B) The notice shall be served in the same manner as a summons in a civil action in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If the owner of record, after diligent search cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of ten days and publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county of Napa pursuant to Government Code Section 6062.

(C) The notice of nuisance abatement lien shall specify the amount of the lien, that the city is the agency on whose behalf the lien is imposed, the date the notice to abate was served or the date on which the city council issued its order to abate, if any, the street address, legal description and assessor's parcel number of the parcel on which the lien is imposed, and the name and address of the record owner of the parcel.

(D) After recordation of the nuisance abatement lien, the city may foreclose the lien by an action brought by the city for a money judgment.