1317.03 INSPECTION PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE.

   (a)   Within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of an application for a commercial occupancy permit, the Commissioner of Building shall inspect the portion of the premises to be occupied by the prospective occupant. Such inspection shall be for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of the Codified Ordinances of the City applicable to the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, use or operation of commercial structures. This inspection shall not include the common areas of the commercial structure to be occupied by the prospective occupant with the other tenants, except where the Commissioner of Building has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the Codified Ordinances exists.

   (b)   Inspection of areas not open to the public in a commercial structure shall be carried out pursuant to a search warrant if the owner, agent or person in charge, or occupant of the premises, does not grant consent for such inspection.
(Ord. 78-98. Enacted 8-28-78; Ord. 13-114. Enacted 12-16-13.)