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the specified special tax within the COmm~mity facilities district for six months from the date of the election, if the question of levying that specified special tax fails to receive approval by two-thirds of the votes cast upon the question. Section 20-37. Application of California Streets and Highway Code with respect to special taxes; filings. ' (a) Upon a determination by the City Council that the requisite two-thirds of votes cast in an election held pursuant to Section 20-33 are in favor of levying the special tax, the City Clerk shall record or cause to be recorded the notice of special tax lien provided for in Section 3114.5 of the California Streets and Highways Code, whereupon the lien of the special tax shall attach as provided in Section 3115.5 of the California Streets and Highways Code. The notice of special tax lien shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any portion of the district is located. (b) Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3100) of the California Streets and Highways Code applies with respect to any special tax levied pursuant to this Code. This Code is a ~principal act" as that term is defined in Section 3100 of the California Streets and Highways Code. Section 20-38. Special tax; levy and apportionment. Upon approval of a special tax pursuant to Section 20-36(a), the special tax may be levied only at the rate and may be apportioned only in the manner specified in the resolution of formation, except as provided in Article III, and except that the legislative body may levy the special tax at a rate lower than that specified in the resolution of formation. In addition, the special tax may be levied only so long as it is needed to pay the principal and interest on debt incurred in order to construct facilities under authority of this Code, or so long as it is needed to pay the costs and incidental expenses of services or of the construction of facilities authorized by this Code. When the City Council determines that the special tax shall cease to be levied, the City Council shall direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax which shall state that the obligation to pay the special tax has ceased and that the lien imposed by the Notice of Special Tax Lien is extingui~shed. The Notice of Cessation of Special Tax shall identify the book and page of the Book of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts wherein the map of the boundaries of the district is recorded, and wherein the Notice of Special Tax Lien is recorded.