(A) Authority to inspect. Upon presentation of credentials and at all reasonable or necessary hours, all authorized employees of the town shall have access to all premises and to all records pertaining to those premises for purposes of ensuring compliance with this chapter. Inspection, interviewing, copying, sampling, photographing, and other activities conducted on the premises shall be limited to those which are reasonably needed by the town in determining compliance with the requirements of this chapter. All persons shall allow such activities under safe and non-hazardous conditions with a minimum of delay.
(B) Monitoring activities. The Director may order any person engaged in any activity or owning or operating on any premises which may cause or contribute to discharges of pollutants to the public storm drain system in violation of this chapter or any applicable NPDES or AZPDES storm water permit condition to undertake such monitoring activities and analyses and furnish such reports as the Director reasonably may specify. The costs of such activities, analyses, and reports shall be borne by the recipient of the order.
(C) Access refusal. If an authorized employee of the town has been refused access to any premises, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter, or that there is a need to inspect, interview, copy, photograph, or sample as part of an inspection and sampling procedure of the town to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter or any related laws or regulations, or to protect the environment and the public health, safety, and welfare of the community, then the Director may seek issuance of a search warrant from the town municipal court.
(Ord. 2016-02, passed 9-8-2016)