Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES 2. Warrants. If consent to enter upon or inspect any building, structure, or property pursuant to a municipal ordinance is withheld by any person having the lawful right to exclude, the City officer or employee having the duty to enter upon or conduct the inspection may apply to the Iowa District Court in and for the County, pursuant to Section 808.14 of the Code of Iowa, for an administrative search warrant. No owner, operator or occupant, or any other person having charge, care, or control of any dwelling unit, rooming unit, structure, building, or premises shall fail or neglect, after presentation of a search warrant, to permit entry therein by the municipal officer or employee. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 808.14) 1.13 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ACTION. Whenever this Code grants any discretionary power to the Council or any commission, board, or officer or employee of the City and does not specify standards to govern the exercise of the power, the power shall be exercised in light of the following standard: The discretionary power to grant, deny, or revoke any matter shall be considered in light of the facts and circumstances then existing and as may be reasonably foreseeable, and due consideration shall be given to the impact upon the public health, safety and welfare, and the decision shall be that of a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances in the exercise of the police power. 1.14 STANDARD PENALTY. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this Code for violation of any particular provision, section, or chapter, any person failing to perform a duty required by this Code or otherwise violating any provision of this Code or any rule or regulation adopted herein by reference shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of at least $105.00 but not to exceed $855.00. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.3(2) and 903.1(1)(a)) [The next page is 9] CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA -4-