(A) Inspections may be made to obtain and maintain compliance with the standards of this chapter and the city’s Property Maintenance Code based on one of the following:
(1) A complaint received by the city, the Code Compliance Officer or any law enforcement agency, indicating that there is a violation of the standards or the provisions of any ordinance or law adopted by the city, county or state;
(2) An observation by any city code enforcement official, law enforcement officer or member of the city’s Fire Department of a violation of the standards or the provisions of any ordinance or law adopted by the city, county or state;
(3) A report or observation of a dwelling that is unoccupied and unsecured or a dwelling that is damaged by fire;
(4) The failure to register or comply in any manner with the provisions as required by this chapter or the city’s Property Maintenance Code;
(5) The need to determine compliance with a notice or an order issued by the Code Compliance Officer;
(6) An emergency observed or reasonable believed to exist;
(7) A request for an inspection by the property owner;
(8) Requirements of law where a dwelling is to be demolished by the city or ownership is to be transferred to the city; or
(9) There is a concern that the building/residence poses a life, health or safety risk to the occupants or general public.
(B) Access to property for inspection shall be made in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
(C) If, upon inspection, the unit is found to be in violation of the city’s Property Maintenance Code, a written notice of the violation(s) shall be issued to the owner, operator or responsible manager of the unit and the Code Compliance Officer shall give sufficient time to make repairs and bring the unit up to the minimum standards of the Code. Once the time has passed for conducting the necessary repairs, the Code Compliance Officer or his or her agent shall conduct a follow-up inspection of the premises to determine if the repairs have been completed.
(Ord. 1568, passed 12-19-2016)