This article shall be known as the "Administration and Compliance Provisions of the Residential Occupancy Permit Code."
Existing conditions not in strict compliance with this code may be permitted to continue where the Building Department finds that the exceptions do not constitute a hazard to life, health or property.
A. 
The office of the Building Department shall be designated to administer and secure compliance with the Residential Occupancy Permit Code. Said office is hereinafter referred to as "the agency."
B. 
The agency shall be under the direction and charge of the Building Department, who shall have as its representatives such assistants and inspectors as may be necessary to carry out effectively the powers and duties of the agency.
C. 
All personnel of the agency shall be qualified and shall be furnished with appropriate official badges or identification cards.
D. 
All personnel of the agency shall be free from personal liability for acts done in good faith in the performance of their official duties.
E. 
The agency shall be charged with the duty of administering the Residential Occupancy Permit Code and securing compliance therewith.
F. 
Where violations of Chapter 82 of the Code of the Village of Green Island exist and pose an immediate hazard or danger to the health, safety or welfare of building occupants or of the public, the Building Department may issue an order citing the violation and directing such action by such municipal agency as is necessary to remove or abate the immediate hazard or danger.
G. 
Inspectors shall be authorized and have the right, in the performance of their duties, to enter any premises in a bona fide emergency to protect the public interests and safety.
H. 
Owners, agents, operators and occupants shall be responsible for providing access to all parts of the premises within their control to authorized agency personnel acting in the performance of their duties, except that the owner, agent, or person in charge thereof shall have the right to insist upon the procurement of a search warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction by the Building Department in order to enable such inspection.
I. 
The agency shall keep records of all complaints received, inspections made and violations found regarding premises regulated by the Residential Occupancy Permit Code. Such records shall be available for public inspection, upon written request to the Building Department.