Stamford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 146 § 146-27.1

A. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Abatement. The encapsulation, replacement or removal of paint, plaster, soil or other material containing toxic levels of lead which pose an unacceptable risk of exposure from interior and exterior surfaces in a manner such that children six (6) years of age and under are protected from present and future risk of lead poisoning.
Accessible surface. Any surface which is below five (5) feet in height; or any surface that becomes defective in such a manner that it causes lead contamination in an area that is below five (5) feet in height and thereby becomes accessible to a child six (6) years of age or under.
Chewable surface. Any projection one-half (½) inch or greater from an interior or exterior surface up to five (5) feet in height that can be mouthed by a child. The chewable surface includes window sills, door frames, stair rails and stairs, two (2) inches back from any edge, and any other exterior and interior surface below five (5) feet in height that may be readily chewed by children. Baseboards with an exposed horizontal edge may have quarter round molding applied to the top so that only vertical edges forming outside corners, if present, constitute a chewable surface.
Child. A person six (6) years of age and under.
Defective surface. Peeling, flaking, chalking, scaling or chipping paint; paint over crumbling, cracking or falling plaster, or plaster with holes in it, paint over a defective or deteriorating substrate; or paint that is damaged in any manner such that a child can get paint from the damaged area.
Elevated blood lead level. A blood lead concentration equal to or greater than ten (10) micrograms per deciliter (ug/dl).
Toxic level of lead. A level of lead which: (1)
When present in paint offered for sale for use on or in a residential dwelling contains more than six hundredths percent (0.06%) lead by weight as determined by a laboratory analysis, which has proven to be accurate and reliable and approved by the department for lead analysis.
(2) When present in a dried paint, plaster or other accessible surface (as defined herein) in a residential dwelling, contains more than six hundredths percent (0.06%) lead by dry weight as measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS), graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GFAAS) or inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometry (ICPAES) by a laboratory approved by the department for lead analysis.
B. Abatement required.
(1) When a child resides in a dwelling unit, all defective and accessible lead-based surfaces shall be abated to a level of six hundredths percent (0.06%) and nonaccessible abated to a level of forty-nine hundredths percent (0.49%). A property owner may not avoid abatement by taking eviction action against a family with a child.
(2) When a child resides in a dwelling, all defective and accessible exterior surfaces and all defective and accessible surfaces in common areas containing toxic levels of lead shall be abated using the six-hundredths-percent standard and nonaccessible areas shall be abated using the forty-nine-hundredths-percent standard.
(3) When a child has an elevated blood lead level, then abatement to a level of forty-nine hundredths percent (0.49%) shall include all lead-based chewable surfaces, whether or not that surface is defective, and all lead-based movable parts of windows and surfaces that rub against movable parts of windows.
(4) When a child resides in a dwelling requiring lead abatement, interior dust and exterior soil shall be assessed, and, if found to be a source or a potential source of elevated blood lead to a child by the Director, Code Enforcement Agency or Lead Inspector, the soil shall be abated in accordance with state guidelines.
(5) Before licensure or relicensure of all such child day-care facilities, all defective, accessible and chewable lead-base surfaces found therein must be abated to a six-hundredths-percent standard.
C. Federal and state law, rules and regulations to control. Except as herein noted, the laws, rules and regulations of the State of Connecticut and the federal government concerning lead and lead abatement shall control.
D. Public notice of hazards of lead. The Director of Health shall educate the general public about the hazards of lead poisoning and the existence of lead in the environment.