(A) Right of access and inspection.
(1) The Director, with the consent of the property owner, shall access any premises within the service area for purposes of reasonable inspection to ascertain whether such premises are connected to the county sewer system, to inspect the plumbing within the building and the number and type of connections to the sewer system for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Where it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of this chapter, or where the Director has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in a structure or upon a premises a condition which is contrary to or in violation of this chapter which makes the structure or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Director is authorized to enter the structure or premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perform the duties imposed by this chapter, provided that if such structure or premises be occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested. If such structure or premises be unoccupied, the Director shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the structure or premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the Director shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry.
(B) Inspections specific to food service establishments (FSEs) and non-food service establishment FOG dischargers (NFDs).
(1) FOG annual inspections. Any refusal of access for inspection shall be grounds for termination of a discharge license and are subject to fines.
(a) Existing FOG producing FSE and NFD facility inspections. The Director shall make or conduct periodic inspections and such other or additional inspections as the Director may deem necessary of each FOG producing FSE and NFD facility to evaluate and enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) New or remodeled FOG producing FSE and NFD facility inspections. The Director shall make or conduct those inspections deemed necessary to ensure compliance with permits issued. These inspections shall, at a minimum, consist of an initial or in-progress construction or installation site inspection, and a final inspection following completion of the permitted installation.
(c) Follow-up inspections. A user issued a notice of ordinance violation by the Director shall be inspected at any time within 30 days of the date of notice of ordinance violation issuance. Subsequent re-inspections may occur at any time for as long as the user is non-compliant under the original notice of ordinance violation. The user shall be responsible for payment of a re-inspection fee for all re-inspections in accordance with the approved fee schedule.
(d) Demand inspections. Any time an SSO or blockage occurs at or downstream of a FOG producing FSE or NFD facility, a demand inspection shall be made or conducted by the Director. If the user or FOG producing facility is found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, and that violation caused or resulted in the SSO or blockage, the user shall be responsible for the payment of the demand inspection fee, as well as the labor, equipment, and material costs incurred by the county to correct the SSO or blockage, in accordance with the approved Rate Ordinance.
(Ord. 19-1394, passed 9-10-2019) Penalty, see § 53.99