Piedmont Municipal Code § 30.12 Authority to Inspect

Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this Chapter, or whenever an authorized enforcement official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any condition which constitutes a violation of the provisions of this Chapter, the official may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or perform any duty imposed upon the official by this Chapter; provided that

(i) if such building or premises be occupied, he or she shall first present proper

credentials and request entry; and

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(ii) if such building or premises be unoccupied, he or she make a reasonable effort to

locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or

premises and request entry.

Any such 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 only upon issuance of a search warrant by a duly authorized magistrate. In the event the owner and/or occupant refuses entry after such request has been made, the official is hereby empowered to seek assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction in obtaining such entry.

Routine or area inspections shall be based upon such reasonable selection processes as may be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of this ordinance, including but not limited to random sampling and/or sampling in areas with evidence of storm water contamination, illicit discharges, discharge of non-storm water to the storm water system, or similar factors.

right to establish on any property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or

metering operations. During all inspections as provided herein, the official may take any

samples deemed necessary to aid in the pursuit of the inquiry or in the recordation of the

activities onsite.

As soon as any person in charge of a facility or responsible

for emergency response for a facility has knowledge of any confirmed or unconfirmed

release of materials, pollutants or waste which may result in pollutants or non-storm water

discharges entering the City storm sewer system, such person shall take all necessary steps

to ensure the discovery and containment and clean up of such release and shall notify the

City of the occurrence by telephoning Department of Public Works, if the spill occurs

during normal business hours or the Fire Department, if the spill occurs when the

Department of Public Works is closed.

that any person engaged in any activity and/or owning or operating any facility which may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or discharge of any non-storm water to the storm water system, undertake such monitoring activities and/or analysis and furnish such reports as the official may specify. The burden, including costs of these activities, analyses and reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the monitoring, analyses and reports and the benefits to be obtained. The recipient of such request shall undertake and provide the monitoring analyses and/or reports requested. (Ord. 694 N.S. 09/2010)