Records to be Available for Public Inspection; Exception
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 255.05
in effect§ 255.05 Records to be Available for Public Inspection; Exception
(a) Any records, reports or information obtained under the applicable sections of this Code shall be available for public inspection, during regular business hours, except that upon showing to the satisfaction of the Commissioner by any person that such records, reports or information or any particular part thereof other than emission data, to which the Commissioner has access, if made public, would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the Commissioner shall consider such record, report or information or particular portion thereof confidential, except that such record, report or information may be disclosed when necessary to sustain an action brought pursuant to the applicable sections of this code on emission limitations or during a denial or revocation of a permit to install, modify or operate or conditional permit to operate or variance.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) hereof shall be construed to prevent the Commissioner from compiling or publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the atmosphere, provided that such reports do not reveal any information otherwise confidential under this section.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)
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/0-0-0-10629Fetched: 11/1/2026