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• <br /> eral public is invited, or in the inspection of buildings or <br /> structures under construction, repair, alteration or removal or <br /> in the inspection of any abandoned building. <br /> In the event the owner and/or occupant refuses entry after <br /> such request has been made, the official is hereby empowered <br /> to seek the assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction <br /> upon notice to said owner and occupant. <br /> Section 8 : DANGEROUS AND INSANITARY CONSTRUCTION <br /> (a) Any portion of a plumbing system found by the <br /> Administrative Authority to be insanitary as defined herein <br /> is hereby declared to be a nuisance. <br /> (b) Whenever brought to the attention of the <br /> department having jurisdiction that any insanitary condition <br /> exists or that any construction or work regulated by this <br /> code is dangerous , unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a <br /> menace to life, health or property or otherwise in violation <br /> of this code, the said department may request an investigation <br /> by the Administration Authority who, upon determining such <br /> information to be fact, shall order any person, firm or <br /> corporation using or maintaining any such condition or responsible <br /> for the use or maintenance thereof to discontinue the use or <br /> maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or <br /> demolish same as he may consider necessary for the proper <br /> protection of life, health or property. <br /> Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the <br /> owner, agent or person responsible for the premises in which <br /> such condition exists and shall specify the date or time for <br /> compliance with such order. <br /> (c) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with <br /> any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of <br /> this code. <br /> (d) When any plumbing system is maintained in <br /> violation of this code and in violation of any notice issued <br /> pursuant to the provisions of this section of where a nuisance <br /> exists in any building or on a lot on which a building is <br /> situated, the Administrative Authority shall institute any <br /> appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent <br /> jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the <br /> violation or nuisance. <br /> Section 9 : VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES <br /> Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision <br /> of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and <br /> upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not <br /> to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not <br /> to exceed six (6) months , or by both fine and imprisonment. <br /> Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any <br /> violation of this code occurs or continues shall be deemed <br /> to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof <br /> shall be punishable as herein provided. <br /> The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of <br /> plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to <br /> be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of <br /> the provisions of this code. No permit presuming to give <br /> authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code <br /> shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it <br /> authorized is lawful. <br /> The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of <br /> plans shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from <br /> thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans <br /> and specifications or from preventing construction operations <br />