The Commissioner or his authorized representative or representatives may enter upon private or public property, including improvements thereon, at any reasonable time or when a source is being operated or when a violation of the applicable provisions of this chapter has occurred or may occur, for the purpose of making inspections, conducting tests and examining records or reports pertaining to any emission of air contaminants and of determining if there are any actual or potential emissions from such premises, and if so, to determine the sources, amounts, contents and extent of such emissions or to ascertain compliance with sections of this chapter, or any other determination by the Commissioner. If entry or inspection authorized by this section is refused, hindered or thwarted, the Commissioner or his authorized representative may by affidavit apply for, and any judge of a court of record may issue, an appropriate inspection warrant necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter within the court's territorial jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2075. Passed 5-18-77.)