Ord 1990 - Amending the Grading Ordinance (Chapter 12) and the Storm Water Pollution Control Code (Article III of Chapter 22) to explicitly provide for administrative and enforcement inspectionsORDINANCE 1990
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE GRADING ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 12) AND
THE STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CODE
(ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 22) TO EXPLICITLY PROVIDE
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
A new Section 12.40.055 is added to the Town Code to read as follows:
Sec. 12.40.055. Inspection and Right of Entry.
(a) Whenever deemed necessary to make an inspection to ensure compliance with
the requirements of this Chapter or to enforce any provision of this Chapter, or whenever
the Town Engineer, or an authorized Town officer or agent, has reasonable cause to believe
that there may be any condition upon any property or in any structure that may violate the
requirements of this Chapter, the Town Engineer, or an authorized Town officer or agent
may enter such property or structure at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to
perform any duty imposed upon the Town officer or agent by this Chapter. Should entry
be refused, the officer or agent shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to gain
entry.
(b) When a Town officer or agent has first obtained a property inspection or search
warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no person having charge, care or
control of any building or property shall fail or neglect after proper request is made as
herein provided, to promptly permit entry by the authorized officer or agents. Violation of
this Subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
SECTION II
A new Section 22.30.045 is added to the Town Code to read as follows:
Sec. 22.30.045. Inspection and Right of Entry.
(a) Whenever deemed necessary to make an inspection to ensure compliance with
the requirements of this Article or to enforce any provision of this Article, or whenever the
Town officer or agent, has reasonable cause to believe that there may be any condition upon
any property or in any structure that may violate the requirements of this Article, the
authorized Town officer or agent may enter such property or structure at all reasonable
times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Town officer or agent
by this Article. Should entry be refused, the officer or agent shall have recourse to every
remedy provided by law to gain entry.
(b) When a Town officer or agent has first obtained a property inspection or search
warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no person having charge, care or
control of any building or property shall fail or neglect after proper request is made as
herein provided, to promptly permit entry by the authorized officer or agents. Violation of
this Subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town
of Los Gatos on October 3, 1994, and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the
Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on
October 17, 1994. Thiis ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Parick O'Laughlin, Randy
Attaway
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF E TOWN O LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNI
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA