(A) Any duly authorized employee of the city, the State Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Any duly authorized representative of the city shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
(C) Inspectors shall make all inspections of plumbing which may be necessary to ensure compliance with ordinances, and for this purpose, inspectors may enter any premises where plumbing work is being done at any reasonable hour. Building access may be refused to the inspector, but the city is not obligated to issue permits where inspection access is denied. The Inspector shall promptly notify owner of the results of all inspections.
(Prior Code, § 18-12-1)