(A) If the Director finds that any of the conditions of this Article are being violated, he shall notify in writing, the owner, tenant, agent, occupant, or person in charge of the premises, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering its correction within seventy two (72) hours from the date of notification, or in case of severe overflow violation, immediate remedy.
(B) Where, after investigation, a notice has been issued by the Director or his authorized representative to the owner, tenant, agent, occupant, or person in charge of the premises on which a violation has occurred and the order is not complied with within the designated time, or if the responsible party or violator cannot be found or determined, the Director may cause such remedies as are necessary to be made. The reasonable cost of such remedies shall constitute a lien against the property on which the violation occurred and was remedied. The lien shall be imposed and foreclosed in the manner provided in §§ 3-36-1 – 3-36- 6 NMSA 1978.
(C) For prohibited dumping or groundwater contamination, or a second violation of this Article, the Director or designated representative is hereby authorized to issue citations for violation of this Article. Such citations shall order the alleged violator to appear on a date certain in Village Municipal Court at the next regularly scheduled Court session or any special setting the Judge may designate. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
(D) Where, after investigation, a notice has been issued by the Director to the owner, tenant, agent, occupant, or person in charge of the premises of the property on which a violation has occurred and the order is not complied with, within such reasonable time as may be prescribed by the Director, the Village may revoke or refuse to renew or issue any permit to the violator and/or the property owner until such remedies, as are necessary, are made, or if remedy is made by the Village, until the cost of such remedies is paid to the Village.
(E) It shall be sufficient notice under the provisions of this Article to make delivery of such notices in person or by registered mail. If the name and address if the owner cannot be reasonably ascertained from the current county tax rolls and the premises are unoccupied, it shall be sufficient notice under this Article to publish the notice in English in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks. The owner of the property shall have the right to appeal pursuant to § 9.2.25(H) of the 2013 Codified Ordinances of the Village of Los Ranchos.