Health Code›Article 26 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING
San Francisco County Municipal Code Div. II Comprehensive Environmental Lead Poisoning
San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County
Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code Division II · Text as of 2026-10-04
INVESTIGATION, MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SEC. 1605. COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION 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) SEC. 1606. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 409-96, App. 10/21/96; repealed by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026) SEC. 1607.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 (Added by Ord. 376-92, App. 12/23/92; amended by Ord. 85-93, App. 3/26/93; Ord. 56-96, App. 2/2/96; repealed by Ord. 38-05, File No. 050007, App. 2/11/2005) SEC. 1608.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. 335-96, 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. SEC. 1609. ANNUAL REPORT. (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)
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