The city administrator is authorized to make such inspections of the premises and facilities of establishments licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter, and to take such action as may be required to enforce the provisions of business license ordinances or other applicable codes. The mayor or city administrator may designate any appropriate city employees, including, but not limited to, code enforcement officers, building inspectors and commissioned police officers, to undertake such inspections. Inspections shall, to the extent possible, comply with the following:
A. The person(s) designated to make such inspection(s) may enter any licensed business location, at any reasonable time, to inspect the same and/or perform any duty imposed by law;
B. If the place of business is occupied, said inspector(s) shall first present proper credentials and demand entry and right to inspect;
C. If the place of business is unoccupied, said inspector(s) shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the licensee or other person having charge or control of the premises and shall then present proper credentials and demand entry and right to inspect;
D. No licensee, or its employees or agents, shall fail or neglect, after proper demand, to admit said inspector(s), acting within the scope of the inspector's employment, to any location licensed for business, or to interfere with an inspector while in the performance of the inspector's duty; and
E. Nothing herein shall prevent or prohibit undercover investigations or inspections by appropriate officers in appropriate circumstances. (Ord. 939, 4-30-2014)