Floors, walls (including windows and doors) ceilings, and other interior surfaces shall be maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition. Peeling paint, cracked or loose plaster, decayed wood, and other defective surface conditions shall be eliminated.
Lead based paint shall not be applied to any interior or exterior surface of a dwelling or dwelling unit, including fences and outbuildings at these locations. Existing interior and exterior painted surfaces of dwelling units that are determined to be a lead hazard shall be abated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3742 of the Ohio Revised Code. A test or lead inspection of paint for lead content shall be performed when flaking paint is observed in structures built prior to 1980 and at the owner’s expense.
(a) The inspection shall use a sampling or testing technique approved by the public health Council in rules adopted by Council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. A licensed lead inspector or laboratory approved under section 3742.09 of the Revised Code shall certify in writing the precise results of the inspection.
(b) No person shall knowingly authorize or employ an individual to perform lead abatement on a residential unit, unless the individual who will perform the lead abatement holds a valid license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code.
(c) No person shall do any of the following when a residential unit is involved:
(1) Perform a lead inspection without a valid lead inspector license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;
(2) Perform a lead risk assessment or provide professional advice regarding lead abatement without a valid lead risk assessor license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;
(3) Act as a lead abatement contractor without a valid lead abatement contractor’s license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;
(4) Act as a lead abatement project designer without a valid lead abatement project designer license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;
(5) Perform lead abatement without a valid lead abatement worker license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;
Every bathroom and kitchen floor surface shall be constructed of an approved non- absorbent material and maintained so as to permit such floor to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. A minimum 4 inch cove base shall be maintained in bathrooms.
(Ord. 07-0-92. Passed 10-16-07.)