Whenever any condition on or use of property causes or constitutes or reasonably appears to cause or constitute an imminent or immediate danger to the health and safety of the public, the enforcement officer shall have the authority to summarily and without notice cause the same to be abated. The expenses incurred in any summary abatement shall become a civil debt against the responsible person or persons and shall be collected in the same manner as any other civil debt owing to the city. [Ord. 8573 § 7(D), 1977].