Any records or other information which relate to processes or production unique to
the owner or operator or which would tend to affect adversely the competitive position
of the owner or operator shall be only for the confidential use of the director, the
engineer and other departments, agencies and officers of the city, and appropriate
federal and Commonwealth of Virginia noise pollution control officials, unless the
owner or operator shall expressly agree to their publication or availability to the
general public. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of such records
or information by any department, agency or officer of the city in compiling or publishing
analyses or summaries relating the general condition of the outside area; provided,
that such analyses or summaries do not reveal any information otherwise confidential
under this section. (Code 1963, Sec. 22A-15)