Any employee of the Building Department or any member of a Fire
Department or fire company specially authorized by the Building Department
Manager to do so, and any member of the Fire Services Division, upon
the showing of proper credentials and in the discharge of his duties,
may enter upon any building, structure or premises at any reasonable
hour, with the permission of the owner of said premises. To enter
the premises without permission, a warrant for entry must be obtained.
Whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that any material,
construction equipment or assembly does not conform to the requirements
of the applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations, the Building
Department Manager may require the same to be subjected to tests in
order to furnish proof of such compliance. Such tests shall be paid
for by the applicant.
The Building Department Manager shall review and investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this chapter, Chapter
20, or any other local law or regulation adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. The process for responding to a complaint shall include such of the following steps as the Building Department Manager may deem to be appropriate:
A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged
to be in violation, and documenting the results of such inspection.
B. If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in §
62-26, Violations, of this chapter.
C. If appropriate, issuing a stop-work order or appearance tickets.
D. If a violation which was found to exist is abated or corrected, performing
an inspection to ensure that the violation has been abated or corrected,
preparing a final written report reflecting such abatement or correction,
and filing such report with the complaint.