If the charges set forth in this article are
not paid, the Finance Director shall include the cost in the tax bill
for the property owner. The cost shall be collected as other City
taxes are collected, and the charges shall be due and payable by the
owner at the time of payment of the tax bill. Any charge imposed by
this article shall become a lien upon the subject premises, provided
that the property owner has been notified and failed to take corrective
action as set forth above.
The provisions of this article are declared
to be separate and severable. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section, subsection or portion of this article or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid,
it shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this article
or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.