Division II

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING INVESTIGATION, MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

(a) The Director shall create and implement a coordinated and comprehensive plan to prevent lead poisoning and eliminate exposure to environmental lead.

(b) The Director shall exercise any and all powers necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this ordinance, including but not limited to:

(1) Developing and implementing a comprehensive education program regarding environmental lead exposures and lead poisoning in cooperation with and in support of efforts by nongovernment agencies and community groups directed at key professional groups, the general public and other appropriate target groups;

(2) Coordinating all phases of management and surveillance for all elevated blood lead level children;

(3) Developing interagency agreements to coordinate lead poisoning prevention, exposure reduction, identification, and treatment and lead reduction activities with all appropriate federal, State and local agency lead prevention programs, including, but not limited to, public housing agencies, energy efficiency and weatherization programs, and home maintenance and improvement programs;

• (4) Promulgating and enforcing regulations;

• (5) Proposing legislation;

(6) Coordinating implementation of this Article with the provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code requiring relocation assistance for occupants who are displaced due to the issuance of orders under this Article. (Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 409-96, App. 10/21/96)

New Ordinance Notice

Publisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 99-26 , approved 5/29/2026, effective 6/29/2026). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.

(a) The Director shall convene and coordinate an interdepartmental task force that shall be comprised of representatives from the following City departments: the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Building Inspection, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Social Services, the Recreation and Park Department, the Public Library, the Public Utilities Commission (which shall include a representative from the Water Department and the Bureau of Energy Conservation), the Mayor's Office, and the office of the City Administrator. The Director shall also request the participation of the Housing Authority, Redevelopment

Agency, San Francisco Unified School District, and other governmental agencies and community representatives when additional expertise, resources, or other assistance is deemed necessary by the Director.

(b) The Task Force shall meet on a regular basis and exchange information regarding lead education and abatement matters and shall coordinate lead abatement activities that involve more than one department. Upon the Director's request, the task force shall provide consultation services and assistance to the Director for the purpose of facilitating coordinated implementation of the duties imposed on the Director by this ordinance.

(c) The Director shall provide clerical assistance to the City Agency Task Force and to its subcommittees. (Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 409-96, App. 10/21/96) SEC. 1607. RESERVED.

(Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 85-93, App. 3/26/93; Ord. 56-96, App. 2/2/96; repealed by Ord. 38-05, File No. 050007, App. 2/11/2005)

SEC. 1608. RESERVED.

(Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 85-93, App. 3/26/93; Ord. 215-93, App. 6/28/93; Ord. 33596, App. 9/5/96; Ord. 48-99, App. 3/26/99; Ord. 253, File No. 031502, App. 10/22/2003)

Editor's Note:

Former Sec. 1608 ("Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory Committee") expired on 12/31/2006.

(a) The Director shall publish and submit to the Board of Supervisors an annual evaluation report describing the current efforts of all City agencies pursuant to this ordinance, including but not limited to:

(1) The extent to which the City is providing community education, screening and treatment of children, lead hazard reduction (testing, interim measures and abatement), and enforcement of the provisions of the Program and the City's ability to obtain funding for its implementation;

(2) The effectiveness of the program and City agencies' efforts in implementation, including, but not limited to, additional actions needed to effectively implement and carry out the Program, the reasons why those actions are not being taken, and the plans of the relevant City agencies to implement those actions, including descriptions of specific actions, time lines, and the work plans and budgets of all City agencies involved in implementing the Program;

(3) Recommendations for legislation and regulations to improve implementation of the Program;

(4) A survey of other State and local efforts to abate lead hazards which might provide models for improvements to this Program.

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