(a) Authority of inspectors. Authorized representatives of the City exhibiting proper credentials and identification shall be permitted at all reasonable times, and at any time in an emergency, to enter any user’s property and the property of contract municipalities without delay for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in connection with the administration and enforcement of this division.
(b) Safety rules of user. While on the property of the user, the authorized representative of the City shall observe all reasonable safety rules applicable to the premises established by the user that are communicated by the user to the City representative at the time of entry and during the visit, if practicable. The authorized representative of the City is not required to observe such safety rules in an emergency. The user shall advise the City representative of health and safety hazards and precautionary measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the City representative while on the user’s premises. The City Director may order any user to provide written information regarding such health and safety hazards and precautionary measures. If required by the user, the City representative intending to enter a user’s property shall be provided with an escort by the user to accompany the City representative while on the user’s property. The user shall provide the escort within a reasonable time after arrival at the user’s property. In the event of an emergency, or if the user does not provide an escort within a reasonable time the City representative is not required to wait for such an escort before proceeding with the entry and other activities on the user’s property. If the City representative proceeds without such an escort on the basis of an emergency or on the basis that the user did not provide an escort within a reasonable time under the circumstances, then the City shall provide the user with a written explanation of the situation.
(c) Other inspection. Inspection by State or Federal representatives pursuant to law shall not relieve a user from inspection by City representatives, and inspection by City representatives shall not relieve any user from compliance with lawful inspection by State and Federal representatives.
(Ord. 3630, passed 12-13-2004)