A. Authorized; Entrance Authority: The supervisor may designate any division employee as an enforcement official. Authorized officers shall be permitted to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this title 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 not regular business hours, the officers or their authorized representative shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If the property owner or other responsible person refuses to allow the enforcement officers to enter and inspect the property, the officer may obtain and execute a search warrant.
B. Failure To Permit: No owner, occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to properly permit entry therein by the authorized officer or his representatives for the purpose of inspection and examination to ensure compliance with this title. (Ord. 2000-27, 8-1-2000)