2847-24 Ordinance re Lead Based Paint.pdf

1 2847-24 AN ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 14 AND ESTABLISHING A SECTION FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL DWELLINGS TO THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (Lead-Based Paint Hazard Inspection Requirements for Rental Dwellings) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 14 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby supplemented as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to supplement Chapter 14 of the Township of West Orange Municipal Code governing housing to implement an inspection program for lead based paint in rental dwellings in compliance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 et seq., . II. DEFINITIONS COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY A real estate development or neighborhood in which the property is burdened by servitudes requiring property owners to contribute to maintenance of commonly held property or to pay dues or assessments to an owners' association that provides services or facilities to the community. DUST WIPE SAMPLING A sample collected by wiping a representative surface and tested in accordance with a method approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. LEAD INSPECTOR A person certified by the Department of Community Affairs to perform lead inspection and risk assessment work pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:17-1.1 et seq. This includes the ability to perform dust wipe sampling. LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD Any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust or lead- contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects. LEAD-FREE CERTIFICATION A certification which confirms that a lead-based paint inspection was performed and that no lead-based paint exists in the dwelling unit or that all lead-based paint hazards have been fully abated. LEAD-SAFE CERTIFICATION