(a) No employer shall store or use hazardous or toxic chemicals unless it has submitted an annual registration form and fee to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. The registration form shall contain a sworn statement that the employer has received and read the Right-to-Know Code and that it has, to the best of its knowledge and ability, complied with all of its provisions.
(b) To cover the monitoring costs under this chapter, the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses of the City of Cleveland shall collect an annual registration fee based on the following classifications:
(1) For employers with a workplace square footage of zero (0) to one hundred thousand (100,000), the fee shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00);
(2) For employers with a workplace square footage of one hundred thousand one (100,001) to four hundred thousand (400,000), the fee shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00);
(3) For employers with workplace square footage of over four hundred thousand one (400,001) the fee shall be five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00);
(4) For employers with a workplace square footage of zero (0) to one hundred thousand (100,000) and ten (10) or fewer employees, the fee shall be sixty- five dollars ($65.00);
(5) For employers with aggregate toxic or hazardous chemicals of less than twenty-five (25) gallons or two hundred fifty (250) pounds, and no highly hazardous chemicals, the fee shall be sixty-five dollars ($65.00);
(6) Where a workplace contains only one (1) work area, the fee structure shall be based on the square footage of that work area only.
The revenue raised by this fee schedule shall be used to defray the inspection and enforcement costs associated with the implementation of this chapter.
(c) If, after the Fire Division issues an order requiring corrections under division (c) of Section 393.10, another reinspection is required, then the employer shall pay a one hundred dollar ($100.00) reinspection fee, collectible by the City of Cleveland.
(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)