The Board shall annually appoint persons to serve as code enforcement officers and who will be primarily responsible for enforcement of the SLDC.

Each code enforcement officer shall carry proper identification when inspecting development in the performance of duties under the SLDC. Identification shall be presented upon request.

The Administrator, through the Code Enforcement Officers, shall conduct periodic visual inspections to determine compliance with the SLDC. Any violations discovered during such visual inspections may be treated as a violation of the SLDC.

The Administrator, through the Code Enforcement Officers, shall conduct inspections following a complaint to determine compliance with the SLDC. Any violations discovered during such inspections may be treated as a violation of the SLDC.

The code enforcement officers, where it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of the SLDC, or where a code enforcement official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists upon a premises a condition which is contrary to or in violation of the SLDC, the code enforcement officer is authorized to enter the premises at reasonable times to inspect or perform the duties imposed by the SLDC, provided that if the premises are occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested. If such premises are unoccupied, the code enforcement officer, before undertaking entry, shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the code enforcement officer shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry.