The Commissioner or his or her 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 Code 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 Code, any orders or regulations adopted thereunder or any other determination of the Commissioner. If entry or inspection authorized by this section is refused, hindered or thwarted, the Commissioner or his or her 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 Code within the court’s territorial jurisdiction.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)