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Sec. 8-305. Right of Entry The Administrative Authority and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry, during usual busi- ness hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. Sec. 8-306. Dangerous and Insanitary Construction. (a) Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Adminis- trative Authority to be insanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (b) Whenever brought to the attention of the department having jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions exist or that any construction or work regulated by this code is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health or property or otherwise in violation of this code, the said depart- ment may request an investigation by the Administrative Autho- rity who, upon determining such information to be fact, shall order any person, firm or corporation using or maintaining any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof to discontinue the use or maintenance thereof or to re- pair, alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider necessary for the proper protection of life, health or property and in the case of any gas piping or gas appliance may order any person, firm or corporation, supplying gas to such piping or appliance to discontinue supplying gas thereto until such piping or appliance is made safe to life, health or property. Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the owner, agent or person responsible for the premises in which such condition exists and shall specify the date or time for compliance with such order. (c) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this code. (d) When any plumbing system is maintained in violation of this code %nd in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section of where a nuisance exists in any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the Administrative Authority shall institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the violation or nuisance. Sec. 8-307. Violations and Penalties. Any person violating any provision of the Plumbing Code shall be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code, and in addition all procedures for the correc- tion of illegal condition shall apply. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the pro- visions of this code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful. -3-