All water systems, and all equipment and vehicles on which a backflow prevention device or assembly is required shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized representatives of the water services department in order to determine whether cross connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of this chapter, exist. In order to make such determination, the inspection shall include access to above ceiling areas, pits, paneled interior areas, or other locations where cross connections might exist. The owner and any occupant shall be responsible to provide a route of access across the property for inspection purposes that is free from litter, overgrowth, the threat of a vicious animal, or other hindrance that may be detrimental to the safety of the inspector or obstructive to his ease of access. (Ord. 2006-10-003, 10-19-2006)