(A) The Chief Building Inspector, subject to the provisions of §§ 155.047 through 155.050, may enter upon and inspect all properties for regular inspections, periodic investigations, monitoring, observation measurement, enforcement, sampling and testing to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and the SWMP programs.
(B) Upon refusal by any property owner, operator or person to permit an inspector to enter upon the property or continue an inspection on the property, the inspector shall terminate the inspection or confine the inspection to portions of the property to which no objection is raised. The Chief Building Inspector will document the refusal and proceed according to the provisions of §§ 155.047 through 155.050.
(C) In the event that the Chief Building Inspector reasonably believes that discharges from the property into a stormwater system may cause an imminent and substantial threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public or the environment, an inspection may be conducted.
(D) Inspection reports will be maintained in a permanent file located in the town’s Building Department.
(E) At any time during an inspection or at such other times as the Chief Building Inspector may request information from an owner, operator or other responsible person, that owner, operator or other responsible person may identify areas of his or her system or facility, any material, processes or information that contain or might reveal a trade secret. If the Chief Building Inspector has no reason to question such identification, all material, processes and information obtained within such areas shall be conspicuously labeled “CONFIDENTIAL - TRADE SECRET.” The trade secret designation shall be freely granted to any material claimed to be such by the owner or representative unless there is clear and convincing evidence for denying such designation. In the event the Chief Building Inspector does not agree with the trade secret designation, the material shall be temporarily designated a trade secret and the owner or representative may appeal the Chief Building Inspector’s decision in the manner in which all such appeals are handled in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 25-43) (Ord. 2007, passed 9-18-2007)