Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 21 Compliance Monitoring

A. Whenever the Director, an authorized enforcement official, or inspector need to make an inspection to enforce any provisions of this title, a request for entry of the premises or building must be made to the property owner or occupant.

B. Any request for entry shall state that the property owner or occupant has the right to refuse entry, and that in the event such entry is refused, inspection may be made upon issuance of a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

C. In the event the owner or occupant refuses entry after such request has been made, the enforcement official is empowered to seek a warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction in obtaining such entry.

D. Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

A. The Director shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering of the user's operations.

B. The Director may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary per City specifications. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the user at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be regularly calibrated to ensure their accuracy.

C. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the Director and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.

D. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Director access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

If the Director has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter, or that there is a need to inspect or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of the City designed to verify compliance with this chapter or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the Director may seek issuance of a search warrant from the Superior Court of Stanislaus County.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

A. The enforcement official may require monitoring, analysis and reporting of discharges from any premises to the storm water conveyance system.

B. Upon service of written notice by the enforcement official, the burden, including cost, of these activities, analyses and reports incurred in complying with the requirement shall, to the extent permitted by law, be borne by the property owner or occupant of the facility or activity for which testing and monitoring has been requested.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)