A. Hazardous substances and hazardous wastes present in the community may pose acute and chronic health hazards to individuals who live and work in the city and who are exposed to such substances as a result of fires, spills, industrial accidents or other types of releases or emissions.

B. The people who live and work in the city have a right and need to know the use and potential hazards of hazardous materials in the community in order to plan for and respond to potential exposure to such materials.

C. Basic information on the location, type and health risks of hazardous materials used, stored or disposed of in the city is not now available to fire-fighters, law enforcement officers, health officials, planners, elected officials and residents.

D. It is the intent of the council that this chapter recognize the community's right and need for basic information on the use and disposal of hazardous materials in the city and that it establish an orderly system for the provision of such information.

E. It is further the intent of the council that the system of disclosure set forth in this chapter shall provide the information essential to fire-fighters, law enforcement officers and residents in meeting their responsibilities for the health and welfare of the community in such a way that the statutory privilege of trade secrecy is not abridged. (Ord. 90-6 (part), 1990)