City Code Section
- A. The Director shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of Section 17.102.270 relating to recycling goals for businesses and multifamily complexes.In furtherance of these responsibilities, the Director shall have the authority to inspect sites, buildings and other structures and equipment for compliance with Section 17.102.270.The Director shall establish a program for the periodic inspection of businesses and multifamily complexes for compliance with these requirements.The program shall identify the frequency, priority and types of inspections, subject to the availability of staff and budgeted funds.
- B.Right of Entry. The Director may enter the premises of any business or multifamily complex, except private residences, between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on any business day to conduct inspections for the purpose of determining compliance with recycling requirements established pursuant to Section 17.102.270. The Director shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If entry is refused, the Director may attempt to gain entry by obtaining an inspection warrant.Failure to respond to repeated requests may constitute refusal for entry. For the purposes of Section 17.102.280, the premises shall include the common areas of the business or multifamily complex used to store solid waste, recycling or compostable materials.
- C. Warrants. Whenever an inspection is necessary to determine compliance with Section 17.102.270 and the Director has been refused entry, the Director may apply to any Circuit Court judge to obtain an inspection warrant for the inspection of the premises of a business or multifamily complex.The inspection warrant is a court order authorizing entry onto the premises of a business or multifamily complex for the purposes of conducting an inspection to determine compliance with the requirements of Section 17.102.270.
- D. Grounds for Issuance of Inspection Warrants; Affidavit.
- 1. Affidavit. An inspection warrant shall be issued only upon cause, supported by affidavit, particularly describing the applicant's status in applying for the inspection warrant, the applicable code sections or regulation requiring or authorizing the inspection, the property to be inspected and the purpose for which the inspection is to be made including the basis upon which cause exists to inspect. In addition, the affidavit shall contain either a statement that entry has been sought and refused.
- 2. Cause.Cause shall be deemed to exist if the affidavit demonstrates that:
- a. The inspection is authorized pursuant to reasonable legislative or administrative standards for conducting a routine, periodic or area inspection are satisfied with respect to the premises of a business or multifamily complex;
- b.There is a reasonable basis for believing that a condition of nonconformity with Section 17.102.270 exists with respect to the designated property; or,
- c. An inspection is reasonably believed to be necessary in order to discover or verify the condition of the property for conformity with any of the requirements of Section 17.102.270 or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
- E.Procedure for Issuance of Inspection Warrant.
- 1. Examination. Before issuing an inspection warrant, the judge may examine under oath the applicant and any other witness and shall be satisfied of the existence of grounds for granting such application.
- 2. Issuance. If the judge is satisfied that cause for the inspection exists and that the other requirements for granting the application are satisfied, the judge shall issue an inspection warrant, particularly describing the person or persons authorized to execute the inspection warrant, the property to be entered and the purpose of the inspection.The inspection warrant shall contain a direction that it be executed on any business day between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or where the judge has specially determined upon a showing that it cannot be effectively executed between those hours, that it be executed at any additional or other time of the day or night.
- 3.Police Assistance. In issuing an inspection warrant, the judge may authorize any peace officer, as defined in Oregon Revised Statutes, to enter the described property to assist the person authorized to execute the inspection warrant in any way necessary to complete the inspection.
- F.Execution of Inspection Warrants
- 1. In executing an inspection warrant, the person authorized to execute the warrant shall, before entry into any occupied premises of a business or multifamily complex, make a reasonable effort to present the person's credentials, authority and purpose to an occupant or person in possession of the premises of the business or the multifamily complex designated in the inspection warrant and show the occupant or person in possession of the property the warrant or a copy thereof upon request. The person authorized to execute the warrant shall leave a copy of the inspection warrant at the premises.
- 2. Return. The inspection warrant must be executed within 10 working days of its issue. The return of warrant must be submitted to the judge by whom it was issued within 10 working days from its date of execution. After the expiration of the time prescribed by this subsection, the inspection warrant shall be void unless it has been timely executed.