The owner of any real property located within the corporate
limits of the City of Socorro shall permit no building or structure
upon such real property to remain or exist in a ruined, damaged or
dilapidated state such that the building or structure constitutes
a menace to the public comfort, health, peace or safety.
The owner of any real property located within the corporate
limits of the City of Socorro shall permit no accumulation of ruins,
rubbish, wreckage, or debris upon such real estate such that the premises
constitutes a menace to the public comfort, health, peace or safety.
Whenever the City Council shall adopt a resolution finding that the owner of a particular lot, parcel, or tract of real estate within the corporate limits of the City of Socorro shall have permitted such premises to be in violation of §§
119-1 and
119-2 above, a copy of such resolution shall be served upon such owner, as determined from the records of the County Clerk, or the occupant or owner's agent, if such can be found within the corporate limits of the City of Socorro. If neither the owner, nor occupant, nor owner's agent can be found and served within the corporate limits of the City of Socorro, then a copy of such resolution shall be posted on the premises and a copy of the resolution shall be published one time.
Within 10 days of service of the resolution, or within 10 days
of posting and publication of the resolution, the owner of the real
estate shall cause such ruined, damaged, or dilapidated building or
structure to be placed in such a condition as to no longer constitute
a menace to the public comfort, health, peace or safety, or shall
cause the premises to be cleared of ruins, wreckage, rubbish, or debris
such that the premises no longer constitutes a menace to the public
comfort, health, peace or safety.
Any owner of real property located within the corporate limits
of the City of Socorro who is aggrieved by a resolution as herein
described may, within 10 days of service of such resolution or within
10 days of posting and publication of such resolution, file with the
City Clerk a written objection to such resolution and requesting a
hearing upon such resolution. Thereupon, the City Council shall fix
a date for hearing upon such resolution, and at such hearing take
and consider evidence concerning such resolution, and determine whether
such resolution should be enforced or rescinded. Further appeal shall
be as provided by law.
A written objection, filed in accordance with §
119-5, shall operate to stay the requirements of the resolution until such time as the hearing before the City Council is concluded and further appeal, if any, is concluded. If the resolution is not rescinded, then at the conclusion of the City Council hearing, and further appeal, if any, the owner shall remove the offending building, structure, rubbish, wreckage, ruins, or debris within five days.
If any owner of real estate within the corporate limits of the
City of Socorro shall fail to remove the offending building, structure,
rubbish, wreckage, ruins or debris within the time permitted herein,
the City may proceed to remove the offending building, structure,
rubbish, wreckage, ruins, or debris, the cost of which shall constitute
a lien in favor of the City against the real estate. Any such lien
shall be claimed and foreclosed in accordance with law. The City may,
at its option, pay for the cost of removal of any offending building,
structure, rubbish, wreckage, ruins, or debris, by granting legal
title to all such salvageable materials to the person removing such
materials, in lieu of all other compensation.