Public Health Rules in Cleveland, OH (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Cleveland, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Restaurant Grade Cards
After every routine inspection, Cleveland's Health Department issues a color-coded placard, green for compliant, white/yellow/red graded by uncorrected critical violations, that must be posted within 5 feet of the front door, and Council gets notified within a week of any red sign, per § 241.061.
Cleveland Restaurant Health Inspection Placards
Some RestrictionsCleveland Codified Ordinances § 241.061
At the completion of each standard inspection or reinspection of a licensed facility, the Cleveland Department of Public Health shall issue and deliver a public health information sign to the proprietor... The public health information sign shall designate whether the licensed facility is inspected and in compliance, inspected and in need of a follow-up inspection or in the enforcement process....
Rodent Control
Cleveland declares it unlawful for any premises to become vermin- or rodent-infested under City Code § 211.01. Anyone storing lumber, junk, or other materials that can harbor pests must keep them properly, and the Commissioner of Environmental Health can order an owner to eradicate an infestation under § 211.02.
Cleveland Vermin and Rodent Infestation Rules
Some RestrictionsCleveland Codified Ordinances §§ 211.01, 211.02
§ 211.01 Declaration of Nuisance: The permitting of any premises or place to become vermin or rodent infested is hereby declared a nuisance and unlawful. § 211.02 Prevention and Eradication Order: (a) All building materials, lumber, boxes, machinery, containers, raw material, junk and any other substance which may provide harborage for insects or rodents shall be kept, stored or handled in a ma...
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