A. Generally: City officials shall be permitted to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable statute or ordinance, and may enter any building or may enter upon any premises during regular business hours; or, if there are no regular business hours, the officers or their authorized representatives shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner, landlord, property manager or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If the owner, landlord, property manager or other responsible person refuses to allow the city officials to enter and inspect the property, the officer may obtain and execute a search warrant.
B. Entry Upon Proper Request: No owner, landlord, property manager, occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request or warrant is made, to properly permit entry therein by the city officials for the purpose of inspection and enforcement of this title. (Ord. 2011-09, 7-19-2011)