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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0.2010 - 51 BY: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE AMENDING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1317.04 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO REQUIRE, UPON REGISTRATION OR LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS, EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LEAD- BASED PAINT CERTIFICATION FOR PAINTING AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted regulations entitled Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rules, effective April 22, 2010, which require contractors to be certified in safe work practices for lead-based paint in order to prevent lead contamination, specifically in the performance of such painting or window replacement work in homes, child care facilities or schools built before 1978; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend Building Code Section 1317.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted, in connection with registration or licensing of contractors, to require evidence of compliance with federal and state law standards for certification of lead-based painting contractors, where applicable, and to thereby enable enforcement of certification requirements for certain painting and window replacement projects. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 1317.04, which currently reads as follows: 1317.04 APPLICATIONS. (a) Forms. The Building Commissioner shall establish and direct the Building Department on the use of uniform application forms for local license and registration certificates. (b) Sworn Application. All applications for local licenses and registration certificates for which a fee is prescribed, shall be sworn to by the applicant before a notary public. Upon reasonable standards determined by the Building Commissioner, renewal forms may be exempt from notarization. (c) Registration Submittals. All applicants for a certificate of registration must provide evidence of compliance with Ohio R.C. 1317.05, which shall be deemed satisfactory upon the presentation of documentation demonstrating a current license or certificate issued by the State of Ohio in a form under seal or a copy thereof. No further or additional testing, review or evidence of skill shall be required of a contractor demonstrating such compliance with said state law, provided however, that the evidence of compliance is also submitted as required in subparagraph (e) herein. (d) License Submittals. All applicants for a local license must provide satisfactory