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(g) Any penalty is a debt owed to the City. In addition to all other means of enforcement, any penalty may be enforced as a personal obligation of the responsible party. If the violation is in connection with real property, any penalty may be enforced by imposition of a lien or special assessment upon the real property. Any lien or special assessment imposed upon the real property shall remain in effect until the penalty is paid in full. 1-12-420 PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a penalty is imposed and the responsible party fails to timely and properly appeal such imposition,the responsible party against whom a penalty is imposed shall pay any such penalty within thirty(30) days of the imposition thereof,,A,ny penalty imposed shall be payable to the City, or to a collection agency if the penalty, has been assigned to a collection agency pursuant to subsection (c), below. (b) If the amount of any penalty imposedfor a violation relating to real property has not been satisfied in full within sixty(60) days:0fthe date due and has not been successfully challenged in court, the penalty amount may become a special assessment and lien against the affected property, as provided in Section J-12-600'of this Chapter. If the City elects to make the amount of any penalty a special assessment or lien against,the,affected property, ':statement of the amount due, and any additional c64s,or expenses thAt:fijilght be recoverable as part of the enforcement action, shall be prepared a'nd stabI Mitted to the C,ity, Council for confirmation in - accordance with the procedures describ6d,,in Se' 11-12-6 K (c) NotwithstandingI the amount of any unpaid penalty may be collected by commeneem6ruda'civil action t6,p:,)I,Iect su6il:,p6nalty', or in any other manner provided by law for the,epliection''of,0ebts, inch:i�� ung assignment, � of the debt to a collection agency. Subject to the requirements,of this Chapter and other applicable law, amounts assigned for collection,are subject to 6,61,IeC4 ncy rule§,��iegulations and policies. The City shall be tl6nage entitled to recover any and ali'eosisassoc'iid;tie'd with collection of any such penalty. (d) The paymet,it of a penalty by or on behalf of any responsible party shall not relieve such party from the responsibility of correcting, removing or abating the violation, nor prevent further proceedings under r this Chapter or any other lawful authority to achieve the enforced correction, removal or'a' batement of the violation. 1-12-425 HEARINGS, (a) Any person appealing a notice of violation or penalty must obtain a"request for hearing" form from the City Clerk's Office and return it fully completed within fifteen (15) days from the date of service of the notice of violation or penalty. At the time of returning the request for hearing form to the City Clerk's Office, the person or entity requesting the appeals hearing shall pay an appeals processing fee established by the City Council. Failure to submit a completed appeals form or to pay the appeals processing fee constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal the notice of violation or penalty and a failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Imposition of a penalty shall be stayed during the pendency of an appeal therefrom which is properly and timely filed.