Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

22.21.090 Hearing On and Confirmation of City's Costs - Costs to be Lien - Collecting Costs.
At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report required by Section 22.21.080, the City Council shall
hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the persons liable to be assessed for the
work of abating the nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after
which, by motion or resolution, the report shall be confirmed. The amount of the cost for abating such nuisance shall
be referred to the City Finance Director for collection and may be assessed against the various parcels of land referred
to in the report and, as confirmed, shall constitute a lien on such property for the amount of such assessments,
respectively.
After confirmation of such report, a copy thereof shall, as determined by the Finance Director, be delivered to the
County Assessor and to the County Tax Collector, whereupon it shall be the duty of such officers to add the amounts
of the respective assessments to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land
identified and thereafter such amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary
property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure for foreclosure and
sale in case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary property taxes.
(Ord. 4831, 1993)
22.21.100 Reservation of Police Powers.
Nothing in this Chapter is intended to limit the ability of the City to respond as needed to remove a nuisance or
other obstruction where required to maintain the public health, peace or safety, under provisions of Chapter 10.56 of
this Code, or as otherwise required in proper exercise of a police power. At the discretion of the Public Works
Director or City Engineer any such obstruction, encroachment or other nuisance which has been placed, fallen, or is
so positioned as to directly interfere which public use, obscure visibility, impede traffic, produce imminent hazard, or
which is placed in violation of any law, shall be removed without the order, delay, notice, or accounting provided in
this Chapter. The Public Works Director is authorized to seek recovery for the costs of such removal from the party
or parties responsible. (Ord. 4861, 1994; Ord. 4831, 1993)
392-10 rev. 12/31/10