§ 13-438. Inspections by fire personnel.

(a)

Compliance. The Fire Marshal may conduct inspections for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with this article and causing to be corrected any conditions which would constitute any violation of this chapter.

(b)

Trade secrets protected. Permittees are not required by the City to disclose the identity of hazardous materials protected as trade secrets that are listed in the HMIS to anyone other than the Fire Marshal except in the case of an emergency response or an unauthorized discharge related to the storage facility in which the trade secret material is contained. The permittee may put temporary coverings over the labels of trade secret materials during the course of city inspections conducted by City officials other than the Fire Marshal.

(c)

Inspections by City, discretionary. All inspections shall be at the discretion of the Fire Marshal and nothing shall be construed as requiring the Fire Marshal to conduct any inspection nor shall any actual inspection made imply a duty to conduct any other inspection. Furthermore, nothing shall be construed to hold the City or any officer, employee or representative of the City responsible for any damage to persons or property by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection or by reason of any failure to make an inspection or reinspection.

(Code 1973, § 15-146; Code 1992, § 13-276; Ord. No. 912-G, § 1(13-276), 1-8-2009)