(A) The Health Officer or other officer designated by the City Council is authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and premises located within the city in order that he or she may perform his or her duty of safeguarding the health and the safety of the occupants of dwellings and of the general public.
(B) For the purpose of making such inspections, the Health Officer is authorized to enter, examine, and survey, at all reasonable times, all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and premises. The owner or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming unit, or the person in charge thereof, shall give the Health Officer access to such dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit and its premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of determining what alterations or repairs may be necessary to affect compliance with the provisions of this chapter or with any lawful rules or regulations adopted or any lawful order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2011 Code, § 15.08.020) (Ord. 67, passed - -1974) Penalty, see § 152.99