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Belvidere committee moves to expand annual fire‑safety inspections for commercial and multifamily properties
Summary
Councilors approved a motion to amend Chapter 46 to clarify that inspectors may seek an administrative search warrant to conduct life‑safety inspections when an owner refuses entry, extending explicit inspection authority to commercial, industrial and multifamily structures.
The Committee of the Whole on March 23 backed a recommended change to Chapter 46 of the Belvidere municipal code that would explicitly authorize annual life‑safety inspections for commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings and clarify how inspectors may proceed if an owner refuses entry.
City Attorney Drella explained the amendment responds to a statutory framework and common practice: inspectors…
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