A certified copy of the assessment shall be recorded by the City Clerk in the office of the county recorder. The amounts and the costs of abatement mentioned in the report as confirmed shall constitute a special assessment against such property, and are a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assessment.

In addition to its rights to impose said special assessment, the City shall retain the alternative right to recover its costs by way of civil action against the owner and person in possession or control jointly and severally. (Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2187 § 2, 1987).