(a) The designated Township official shall make or cause to be made inspections to determine the conditions of all structures and premises in order to safeguard the safety, health and welfare of the public under the provisions of this Building and Housing Code. The proper Township official is authorized to enter any structure or premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of performing his or her duties under this Building and Housing Code. The owner, occupant or operator of every structure or premises, or the person in charge thereof, shall give the Township official free access thereto and to all parts thereof and to the premises on which such structure is located at all reasonable times for the purpose of such inspection, examination and survey.
(b) No person shall refuse entrance to or impede an inspector or official authorized under this Building and Housing Code in the performance of his or her duties. Every such inspector or official shall have the right to enter, examine and survey all premises, grounds and structures and every part thereof at all reasonable times upon display of proper identification.
If any owner, occupant, or other person in charge of a structure subject to the provisions of this Building and Housing Code refuses, impedes, inhibits, interferes with, restricts or obstructs entry and free access to any part of the structure or premises where inspection authorized by this Building and Housing Code is sought, the administrative authority may seek, in a court of competent jurisdiction, an order that such owner, occupant or other person in charge cease and desist with such interference. Every occupant of a structure or premises shall give the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent or employee, access to any part of such structure or its premises at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspection, maintenance, repairs, or alterations as are necessary to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 87-4. Passed 7-20-87.)