Westerville has not adopted a local lead-abatement ordinance comparable to Cleveland's Chapter 365 or Toledo's lead-safe certification program. Instead, lead abatement work inside Westerville is governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3742 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-32, which require licensed abatement contractors and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) clearance for any project where lead-hazard control is performed.
ORC 3742.01 et seq. licenses lead abatement contractors, project designers, risk assessors, and clearance technicians; OAC 3701-32 sets the work-practice standards (containment, worker protection, dust-wipe clearance). Any pre-1978 residential or child-occupied building (daycare, school) in Westerville must use ODH-licensed contractors for paint stabilization, removal, or component replacement that disturbs more than 6 square feet of interior or 20 square feet of exterior paint, per OAC 3701-32-08. Westerville's Codified Ordinances Chapter 1335 (Residential Rental Property Registration) requires non-resident owners to register a local statutory agent but does not impose a lead-safe certification program. Federal Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (40 CFR 745 Subpart E) layers on top for any contractor performing renovation for compensation in target housing.
Violations of ORC 3742 are first-degree misdemeanors with civil penalties up to $1,000 per day under ORC 3742.99 and license revocation. Federal RRP violations carry EPA penalties up to $46,989 per violation per day (40 CFR Part 19). Westerville code enforcement can refer suspected lead-hazard cases to Franklin County Public Health and ODH.
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