Sec.19a-111-5. Time periods for compliance

The local director of health shall ensure that lead abatement projects be completed in a timely fashion according to the time frames specified in the lead abatement plan and according to the following schedule. However, the local director of health may shorten this time table when he/she deems it necessary for prevention of an imminent health hazard.

(a) Child with an elevated blood lead level—In a dwelling unit in which a child resides, and has an elevated blood lead level, the owner shall submit a written lead abatement plan to the local director of health within fifteen (15) working days of notification of inspection results. When a property is over 50 years old and is being reviewed for historic status by the Connecticut Historical Commission as required in section 19a-111-3 (g) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, then the owner shall submit a written lead abatement plan to the local director of health within five (5) working days after notification and guidance from the Connecticut Historical Commission is received. The local director of health shall review the plan for completeness and compliance with sections 19a-111-1 through 191-111-11 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. If the plan is found to be incomplete, the local director of health shall notify the owner in writing within ten (10) working days of receipt of the plan of the reasons why the plan was not complete and establish a time table for compliance. The owner shall initiate abatement of toxic levels of lead within forty-five (45) working days of notification of inspection results and diligently pursue such abatement.

(b) Other dwellings—In a dwelling in which a child resides, but does not have an elevated blood lead level, the owner shall initiate abatement of all toxic levels of lead in defective condition within ninety (90) working days of notification of the inspection results and diligently pursue such abatement. The owner shall submit a written lead abatement plan to the local director of health within twenty (20) working days of initial identification of a lead hazard. The local director of health shall review the plan for completeness and compliance with sections 19a-111-1 through 191-111-11 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. If the plan is found to be incomplete, the director of health shall notify the owner in writing within fifteen (15) working days of the reasons why the plan was not approved and establish a time table for compliance.

(Effective September 29, 1992)