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01/28/2013 Sec. 29.47. Completion of Repairs. Unless the repair required in the notice shall be commenced by the owner within thirty (30) days from the date of posting notice as provided in Section 29.41- 29.43 and diligently prosecuted to completion, or in case of an appeal to the City Manager as set out in Section 29.45 within fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice of the determination thereof, unless such appeal be sustained, the City Engineer shall forthwith repair the walkway, sidewalk, curb, driveway, bulkhead, retaining wall, park or parking strip. If, upon appeal to the City Manager, the requirements of the original notice are modified, in making such repair, the City Engineer shall be governed by such modification. Sec. 29.48. Charges to Owner. In the event that the City makes the repair to a walkway, sidewalk, curb, driveway, bulkhead, retaining wall, park or parking strip when required by the preceding Section or causes it to be made, the charges incurred therefor shall be determined by the City Engineer, and he/she shall prepare and mail a bill for the same to the last-known address of the owner of the posted property. Sec. 29.49. Charge a Lien Against Posted Property. The charges shall become a lien against the posted property after the date of entry, in the permanent record (required to be kept by the City Engineer pursuant to Section 29.39) of the charges incurred by the City for the repair of walkway, sidewalk, curb, driveway, bulkhead, retaining wall, park or parking strip. The lien shall be enforced in the manner provided in the section 29.50. Sec. 29.50. Collection. On or before the first day of August of each year, the City Engineer shall deliver to the City Clerk an abstract of all unpaid charges for repairs in the permanent record (required to be kept by the City Engineer pursuant to Section 29.39) for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30th. Such abstract shall show the property affected and the amount charged against the property pursuant to the provisions of Section 29.48-29.49. Upon receipt of the abstract of charges, the City Clerk shall transmit a copy to the County Assessor and to the County Tax Collector for entry upon and collection with the next tax roll upon which general municipal taxes are collected. In addition, at the time of delivery of the annual tax rate statement to the County, the City Clerk shall include a statement of any amounts to be collected pursuant to this Article. Thereafter, such amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as general City taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same interest and penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency. Sec. 29.51. Informality. No charge imposed for repairs pursuant to Sections 29.47-29.48, or for any act relating to such charge, or the collection of the same hereunder, shall be illegal on account of informality, or because the same was not completed within the time required by law. ATTY/ORD.377/AMENDING CHAPTER 29 STREETS,SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS ORD.#2390 REV:01-22-13 PT FORMERLY MUFF#305 Page 26 of 28