City Code Section
- A. Right of entry. To the full extent permitted by the law, the City may enter all private and public premises at any time for the purpose of inspecting sources of potential or actual discharges to the public sewer and drainage system and to perform any other lawful act required by or authorized under Portland City Code or ordinances of the City, the Charter, or state or federal law. This authorization includes but is not limited to inspection, sampling, testing, photographic documentation, record examination, copying, and installation of devices as necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, testing, monitoring, and metering operations to determine compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. City representatives may not be required to, and will not, sign any type of confirmation, release, consent, acknowledgement, or other type of agreement as a condition of entry.
- B. Conditions for entry.
- 1. The City representative will present appropriate credentials at the time of entry.
- 2. The City representative will comply with routine safety and sanitary requirements of the facility or site to be inspected as provided by the facility operator at the time of entry. The facility operator must provide the City representative with any facility-specific safety protective equipment necessary for entry.