Bakersfield enforces federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting and HUD lead disclosure rules for pre-1978 housing. California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.10 and 105250 add notice, certified-worker, and abatement requirements during repairs.
Bakersfield Building Safety follows the federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting Rule for any work disturbing lead paint in pre-1978 homes, plus California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.10 and 105250 making lead hazards a substandard housing condition. Renovators must be EPA-certified, use lead-safe work practices, contain dust, and provide the EPA Renovate Right pamphlet to residents. Sellers and landlords of pre-1978 housing must provide federal lead disclosures. Confirmed lead poisoning of a child triggers Kern County Public Health investigations and abatement orders.
Disturbing lead paint without certification or proper containment is a federal and state violation with penalties up to 37,500 dollars per day at the federal level, plus state habitability and abatement orders.
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Bakersfield Municipal Code 6.04.230 prohibits keeping any animal, bird, or fowl that by sound or cry unreasonably disturbs the peace or interferes with the c...
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Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.22 prohibits any loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood, or that causes discomfort...
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Bakersfield does not generally ban overnight street parking, but BMC 10.40.010 makes it unlawful for any vehicle (operable or not) to remain parked on a publ...
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Bakersfield does not restrict year-round lawn ornaments (statues, gnomes, flamingos, religious figures, sports themes) on residential property. There is no p...
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Bakersfield does not regulate residential inflatable holiday displays by size, lighting, or motor noise. They qualify as seasonal decorations exempt under BM...
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Bakersfield's outdoor lighting standards exempt seasonal decorations as long as they are not in use for more than 60 consecutive days. Residential lots zoned...
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