Chapter 14.36
SEWER – POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS1
Sections:
14.36.020 Utility superintendent – Responsibilities and limitations.
14.36.010 Entry on property.
The utility superintendent and other duly authorized employees or representatives of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14.04 through 14.48 PMC. (Ord. 486 § 9.01, 1971).
14.36.020 Utility superintendent – Responsibilities and limitations.
The utility superintendent shall be the administrator of the city and all instructions and decisions made by him shall be final, but appeals from such instructions or decisions may be made to the city council in writing at any regular meeting of the council. Where Chapters 14.04 through 14.48 PMC require approval by, permission or decision of, or instructions from the utility superintendent, the utility superintendent shall be guided solely by generally recognized engineering standards and practices, the operational demands and requirements of the sewer works, and the peculiarities of construction, topography, soil condition, or other relevant special factors affecting the specific decision to be made by the utility superintendent. (Ord. 486 § 9.02, 1971).
For provisions regarding right of entry, see Chapter 1.12 PMC.