SANITIZATION AFTER COVID-19 POSITIVE EMPLOYEE

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. TWO, tit. I, ch. 238

in effect

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 238.01 Definitions

§ 238.01 Definitions (a) "Covered businesses" include any for-profit, non-profit, educational entities, or government entities (other than federal) regardless of the nature of service, the function it performs, or its corporate or entity structure and does not include schools, as defined in division (e) of Section 602.01 of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances, or jails or prison facilities. (b) "Sanitize" means to perform environmental cleaning consistent with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for cleaning and disinfecting for COVID-19, which cleaning includes using cleaning agents that are known to kill the coronavirus on all surfaces, including, without limitation, workstations, countertops, railings, door handles, equipment, machinery, work tools, walls, and barriers. (Ord. No. 556-2020. Passed 7-15-20, eff. 7-15-20)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 238.02 Sanitization After COVID-19 Positive Employee

§ 238.02 Sanitization After COVID-19 Positive Employee (a) If any covered business learns that one of its employees tests positive for COVID-19 and that employee was present in the business while symptomatic, that business shall sanitize as described in division (b) of Section 238.01 before that covered business may be open to the public. (b) No covered business shall open to the public until it completes the sanitization required in division (a) of this Section. (Ord. No. 556-2020. Passed 7-15-20, eff. 7-15-20)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 238.03 Civil Penalties and Enforcement

§ 238.03 Civil Penalties and Enforcement (a) Any person who violates division (b) of Section 238.02 shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. (b) The civil penalties prescribed in this section are in addition to any rights, remedies, or other penalties provided by law. (c) The Director of Public Health, Director of Public Safety, or the Commissioner of Environmental Health, and any other officer or employee designated by them, and any Cleveland Police Officer may enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 556-2020. Passed 7-15-20, eff. 7-15-20)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 238.04 Appeals

§ 238.04 Appeals A civil penalty imposed under Section 238.03 may be appealed to the Directors of Public Safety and Public Health ("Directors"), or their designees, within ten (10) days after receipt of the civil penalty. The Directors shall grant the appeal or conduct a hearing, which may be virtual, within thirty (30) days. The Directors shall have jurisdiction to affirm or reverse the civil penalty. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Directors may further appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals within thirty (30) days after the Directors' written decision. (Ord. No. 556-2020. Passed 7-15-20, eff. 7-15-20)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 238.05 Expiration

§ 238.05 Expiration This Chapter 238 shall expire upon the termination of the Mayor's Proclamation of Civil Emergency in the City of Cleveland dated March 11, 2020, as amended. (Ord. No. 556-2020. Passed 7-15-20, eff. 7-15-20)

Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-9578Fetched: 11/1/2026