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Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.Article 26 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING INVES

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San Francisco County Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · San Francisco County

SEC. 1623. DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY LEAD-CONTAMINATED SITES.

(a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance, the Director shall issue guidelines identifying various types, conditions or characteristics of City property which may create a risk of lead exposure to children. The Director shall notify every City department once these guidelines are issued. Each City department with jurisdiction over such property shall undertake assessment or lead testing, or both, of such property in compliance with the guidelines. The guidelines may identify the manner in which any testing is to be performed. All departments are required to report their findings to the Director.

  • (b) Each department of the City shall comply with the Director's guidelines.

(c) The Director shall take whatever actions he or she deems appropriate in order to provide public notice of the risks of using, or to prevent or restrict access to, properties which have been assessed or tested pursuant to this

Section. The Director may require departments to adopt and implement a remediation plan for these properties that complies with State and federal law.

(Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92)

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Contents — San Francisco County Planning Code
San Francisco County Planning Code
  1. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  2. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  3. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  4. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  5. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  6. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  7. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  8. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  9. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  10. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  11. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  12. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  13. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  14. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  15. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  16. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  17. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  18. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.

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