(A) Limitation of duty; liability. Nothing in this chapter or in any other county ordinance is intended, or shall be deemed or construed, to impose liability upon the county, or any of its officers, agents or employees, for any injury to persons or damage to property alleged to result from any act or omission by the county or any of its officers, agents or employees, beyond the liability imposed by the laws of the state and of the United States. Nothing in this chapter or in any county ordinance is intended, or shall be deemed or construed, to impose a mandatory duty upon the county, or any of its officers, agents or employees, for the purpose of determining entitlement to equitable relief or liability for any injury to persons or damage to property alleged to result from the failure of the county or any of its officers, agents or employees to discharge a mandatory duty imposed by any county ordinance.
(B) Right of entry. Whenever necessary to make any inspection to enforce any county ordinance, or whenever an Enforcing Officer has reasonable cause to believe that there exists a violation of a county ordinance with respect to any structure or premises, the Enforcing Officer may enter the structure or premises, at all reasonable times, to conduct the inspection or to perform any other duty imposed by county ordinance. If the structure or premises is occupied, the Enforcing Officer shall first request entry. If the structure or premises is unoccupied, the Enforcing Officer shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the structure or premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the Enforcing Officer shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry including, but not limited to, inspection warrants.
(1966 Code, § 19-11) (Ord. 567, § 1(part); Ord. 625, § 3)