A. Whenever necessary to make an inspection of any building or property to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, or whenever the Director has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any property any condition that constitutes a violation of this chapter, the Director may enter such building or property at all reasonable times to perform an inspection as well as any of the other activities authorized by this chapter. If an owner, tenant, occupant, agent or other responsible party refuses to grant the City permission to enter or inspect, the City may seek an inspection warrant pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure.
B. Routine or area inspections shall be based upon such reasonable selection processes as may be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of this chapter, including but not limited to, random sampling and/or sampling in areas with evidence of storm water contamination, illicit discharges, discharge of non-storm water to the storm drain system or similar evidence.
C. The Director may enter and inspect property for which a grading permit has been applied to determine the applicability of, or compliance with, this chapter and City specifications. The Director may also inspect any and all property on which grading, filling, clearing, and grubbing or excavating activities are occurring to ensure compliance with this chapter.