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  § 8-64. Code compliance officer  


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  • (a) Duties.

    (1) The code compliance officer is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this article.

    (2) The code compliance officer and the code compliance officer's authorized representatives shall be authorized to make inspections of all buildings, houses, and premises within the city for the purposes of determining that the provisions of this article are fully complied with. If there is probable cause to suspect that any building or premises is in violation of this article, and:

    a. If such building or premises is open and clearly unoccupied, the code compliance officer may enter such building or premises for the purpose of inspecting same without prior notice to any person; or

    b. If such building or premises is closed or if a reasonably prudent person would have reason to believe that such premises is occupied, the code compliance officer shall have recourse to every procedure, right, or remedy provided by law to secure entry for the purpose of inspecting same, including, but not limited to, by obtaining a search warrant.

    (3) For purposes of this section, a building or premises shall be "closed" if entry cannot be gained without the use of force, however slight, including, for example, the force necessary to open an unlocked door or climb into an open window. A building or premises shall be "occupied" if occupied for either residential or business purposes.

(Ord. No. 613, § II, 8-27-2013)