17.11.070   Public records—Confidentiality.
   A.   The control officer shall make all permits, including all elements required to be in the permit pursuant to Section 17.12.040 or Section 17.13.020, available to the public. No permit shall be issued unless the information required by Section 17.12.040 or Section 17.13.020 is present in the permit.
   B.   Any records, reports or information obtained from any person under this title, including records, reports or information obtained or prepared by the control officer or a county employee, shall be available to the public, except that the information or any part of the information shall be considered confidential on either of the following:
      1.   A showing, satisfactory to the control officer, by any person that the information or a part of the information if made public would divulge the trade secrets of the person. A request for confidentiality shall:
         a.   Precisely identify the information in the documents submitted which is considered confidential.
         b.   Contain sufficient supporting information to allow the control officer to evaluate whether such information satisfies the requirements related to trade secrets or, if applicable, how the information, if disclosed, is likely to cause substantial harm to the person's competitive position.
      2.   A determination by the county attorney that disclosure of the information or a particular part of the information would be detrimental to an ongoing criminal investigation or to an ongoing or contemplated civil enforcement action under this chapter in superior court.
   C.   Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, the following information shall be available to the public:
      1.   The name and address of any permit applicant or permittee;
      2.   The chemical constituents, concentrations and amounts of any emission of any air contaminant;
      3.   The existence or level of a concentration of an air pollutant in the environment.
(Ord. 2017-20 § 2 (part), 2017)
Editor's note— Formerly § 17.12.170.