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'*100-29.3. Effective July 1, 1973. no person shall sell, or hold for sale, any lead based coatings or toxic heavy metal based coatings, as defined in Section 78-17.SD, of this Code, (Including paint, lacquer, or ocher applied liquid surface coat ings, and putty)unless satd lead based or toxic heavy metal based coating Is In a secure container bearing a label on Its principal display panel on which appears the following statements: 'WARNING CONTAINS' 'DRIED FILM OF TUTS SUBSTANCE HAY BE HAWMFM, IT* EATEN OR CHEWED - ' 'Read Carefully Cautions on Instruction Renal.' "The following cautionary statement for its practical equivalent1) shall be placed on the label, but need not be part of the warning statement on the principal display panel; 'KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.' *Do not apply nn Unvn and ntliay cliUtlmn'n arUclan. furniture, or interior surfaces of any dwelling or facility which way be occupied or used by children. ' *` 'rr.* !. "The blank space in the warning lahol which follows the worn 'contains' shall be filled in with either the word 'Load* and/or Corel i heavy metal substance which is present In the amount specified in the definitions contained in Section 78.17.gD -1- O0O7-SWP--036463 N21816 '"The s-atcmencs on labels required under ehe provisions ^r this Seeeion shall ba made In conformance wtch the Col lowing requirements; T' u(a^ The statements shall be presented In such a manner as to ba generally parallel to the declaration of identity and to ehe base on -which the package rests as it is designed to be displayed and shall be separated from other wording or designs (b) The word 'WARNING* shall be in capital letters and of a size not less than 18 point type and the statements: c o n t a in s J p r ie d f i l m o f t h is s u b s t a n c e ma y b e h a r mf u l i f e a t e n OR CHEWED.* k e e p o u t o f r e a c h o f CHILDREN. shall bo 1r. ccsitcl lectors and s- a size not lets than 1? point type , (cl The statement Read Carefully Cautions on Inatruccion Panel* and the instructions (or its practical equivalent') . 'Do not apply on toys and other children's articles, v furniture, or Interior surfaces of any dwelling or facility . which may be occupied or used by children. ' `j ' shall b. in a ills not lc*a th.m 10 wine tvoe. "(d) in a case whera the size of the container is too 'email to accommodate a label of sufficient size to allow the use tne type size set forth herein, a reduced size of type, which is consistent with other printing on the pnncl involved may be used but in no case shall chq also ........ ,, - 0007--SWP--036464 'i 0007-SWP-000117789 bo lot* than 6 poinc type unless an exemption ha* been granted under Section 3(c) ol the Federal Hattfdam Substance Act ind Section 191.63 of the recut- "i * I- ; ationa^under the Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Ace. ' -** "Any person violating any of the provision* of thl Section shall r.4& a fined not less than Fifty Dollars (S50. 00) r.or more than Five Hundred # DollarV (S500. 00) for each offense, 11 I' L iSection Z. This ordinance shall taka effect tan flO) days fron/tha data of it* due passage and publication. iI * <;a- f. * a. - x- _ 0007-3SP-03S<65 .i < 0007-SWP-000117790 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO: Section I. The Municipal. Code of Chicago, Chapter 78, Section 78-17.2 is hereby amended by deleting certain language, contained in brackets, below and by adding cercain Language, and by adding new sub-sections to be lettered B, C, and D, underscored below, as follows: "78-17.2a . Every floor, interior wall and ceiling, shall be kept in sound condition and good repair, and further, ."(a) Every floor shall be free of holes and wide cracks which might admit rodents or which constitute a possible accident hazard. "(b) Every floor shall be free of loose, warped, protruding, or rotting floor boards. "</=) Every interior wall and tailing shall ba fraa of holes and large cracks. "(d) . All Interior walls, ceilings and lncerior wood- ____work shall be free of flaking, peeling, chipped or loose paint, plaster or structural material. [If, upon- inspection by the Commissioner of Buildings, or hi's duly authorized representative, there is found the presence of flaking, peeling, chipped or loos'd paint, plaster or structural material in any building being used for housing, the Commissioner of Buildings,' or his duly authorized representative, is hereby ^ 'empowered to secure specimens of flaking, peeling, chipped or loose paint, plaster or a true turn 1 iuntarl.il and to analyze or cause an analysis to bo made deter mining whether or not the materials contained lead or Its compounds.] 1 [In any case, where analysis reveaLs the presence A. of lead or its compounds in a quantity of more Chon 0007--SWP--03 6466 0007-SWP-000117791 2- hazard to haalth and safety to the occupants of the family unit, the Commissioner of Buildings shall order the owner or hia agent to remove all materials containing lead compounds or cover such surfaces with an acceptable covering having a flame spread rating not to exceed 15. All covering shall be securely attached to a smooth and sound surface.] "(e) Plaster, paint, and all other surface materials shall be of such character as to be easily eleanabla and are reasonably smooth, clean and tight. "() Every toilet room and bathroom floor surface shall be substantially impervious to water and be capable of being maintained easily in a clean and sanitary condition. -B, Effective July 1. 1972. it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, fp,.Is_fffj:,u, or to ue or apply lead bated coatings or tog^c heavy metal based_c2slj3aj__yi_oiL^ ^ A*. Aliv exposed surface of any dwelling or dwelling uniti or la Any fixtures or other objects ueed. in stalled. or located in or upon any ex posed surface of any dwelling or dwelling .. unit, or Intended to be so ueed. Installed., ^ "a The commissioner of Buildings may, upon hie own motion, inspect dwellings and dwelling units for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of laad-based coatings in or upon exposed surfscee that may beaccessible to children. The Commissioner of Buildings | may cause testing to be performed upon said surfaces -L ' - ......................- -- - -- --1- --1111 0007-SWP-0364 67 0007-SWP-000117792 3 whether or not. they are In sound condition. If. upon Inspection bv the Commissioner of Buildings or his duly authorised representative, there la found the presence of finking, neellnc. chinned or loose naine. Piaster. er structural material In or around any building used for housing, the Commissioner of Buildings, or his duly authorized representative. Is hereby empowered to secure specimen of flaking, peeling, chinned or loose paint, piaster or structural material and to analyse or cause an analysis to be made determining whether or not the materials contain lead or its compound. In lieu og taking samples, the surface may be tasted with an in situ nnalvy.Br device improved hv the Board of Health. In any case, where analysis has revealed the ,presence of lead or Its compounds in a Quantity of one (1.0) milligram or more per square centimeter A (1 mg/cm*> and where children under the ago off six reside in the dwelling unit, the Commissioner of ' Buildings shall inform the tenants in writing that lead paint was found in their dwelling unit and the \ potential haaard this represents to their children and he shall further Inform them that testing of children for presence of lead la available through cha Board of Health. In those cases. where analysis reveals the presence of lead or its compounds In a Quantity of one (1.0) milligram or more per square centimeter (1 mg/cm^l or~In a quantity suffiolent to be a hazardj to health and safety to the occupants of the family ..r.f nnd uhnri. Ji rwPfifr.el 4 rnmlvnil fi 0007--SWF--036468 -jar 0007-SWP-000117793 -4 of Health Indicating that a person who resides in this dwelling unit: has an elevated blood load level. (Che Commissioner of Health shall notify the Commissioner of TiutlJlngs in writing, of each ease of elavnted blood lead lcvell . the Comnilsstongr of Buildings shall order the owner or his agent to remove all materials containing lead compounds or to cover such surfnces wlch on necootoblo covering -having a flame spread not to exceed twenty-five (251. All covering shall be securely attached to a smooth and sound surface. In thoae cases, where analysis reveals the presence of lead or its compounds In a quantity of one (1.0> 'milligram or more net square centimeter ( 1 iw/en^ or In a quantity sufficient to be i hazard to health and safety to the occupants of the "family unit and where no referral la received from the-Board of Health Indicating an alevatod blood lead level, the Commissioner of Buildings may order . * *1*-. the owner or his agent to remove all materials con taining lead compounds or to cover such surfaces with an- acceptable covering having a flame spread not to a exceed twentv-fiva (23). All covering shall be securely attached to a smooth and sound surface. If within fourteen days from the date of mailln Of the notice of violation . the neceeaarv repairs hnv not been made, the Commissioner of Bulldines may proceed to. do or have done whatever workIs neccsssrv to eliminate the tead hazard nnd tn hlll__t:hO pvggr for anv expense Incurred. The Corporation Counsel unnn remiest of the City Cnnintml Inr will take the nnnrnnrl ntf nct<nn M riuTApr V(m'cni>|-<| of rnpnlrs 0007--SWP--036469 0007-SWP-000117794 15 - the, owner by- Che City. "D. For the purpose of this section. the following words, terms nnd phrases shall hava tha following respective meanings, unless ocherwl.sc specifically provided; "A* "Building Commissioner1* - - shall mean the Building Commissioner of the Clcv of Chicago or his duly authorized delegate or represen tative : "2. "Cotrmlsslorter of Health'* -- shall mean the Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago or hla duly authorized delegate or represen tative : "3. "Dwelling" -- shell mean a structure alt or part of which is designed for human habitude "4. "Dwelling unit" -- shall mean any room, grout of rooms or other interior area of a structu; designed or used for human habitation: "Ai "Exposed surface" -- shall mean anv interior surface in or upon a dwelling or dwelling uni "6. "Effective July 1. 1972. "Lead based con tin'?f -- shall mann anv paint, lacnucr. or other applied liquid surface coating, and ouctv. (ty"or>t virnljc'..v, oil stains, tloor paints and coatinns In aerosol cans^. which contains a quantity of load more than slx-hundrodths off ona-percent I'O.Ofi of Hv weight of ft*-' non-volatile ennennt 0007-SWP-036470