§ 36-84. Inspections.

(a)

The director or its designee, bearing proper credentials and identification, may enter and inspect all properties for regular inspections, periodic investigations, monitoring, observation measurement, enforcement, sampling and testing, to effectuate the provisions of this chapter that the SWMP promotes. The director will duly notify the owner of said property or the representative on site and the inspection should be conducted at reasonable times.

(b)

Upon refusal by any property owner to permit an inspector to enter or continue an inspection, the inspector may terminate the inspection or confine the inspection to areas concerning which no objection is raised. The inspector should immediately report the refusal and the grounds to the director. The director will promptly seek the appropriate compulsory process.

(c)

In the event that the director's appropriately credentialed designee reasonably believes that discharges from the property into the county stormwater system may cause an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment, the inspection may take place at any time upon an initial attempt to notify the owner of the property or a representative on site. The inspector should present proper credentials upon reasonable request by the owner or representative.

(d)

Inspection reports will be maintained in a permanent file located in the director's office.

(Ord. No. 07-21, § 5.2, 8-20-2007)