(A) Generally.
(1) Any food service facility discharging grease, oil or other objectionable material is required to obtain a permit from the village known as a “grease interceptor permit”.
(2) All existing facilities must obtain a permit within three years from the date this subchapter goes into effect.
(3) All facilities will be subject to annual inspections. These inspections will be initiated within one year after the adoption of this subchapter.
(4) Grease interceptor permit applications shall be completed and filed with the village. Plans shall be provided with the application indicating the location and design details for the proposed grease interceptor.
(5) Permits shall be issued for a specified time of one year. The user shall apply for a permit re-issuance 60 days prior to the expiration. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the village during the life of the permit. The permittee shall be informed of any proposed changes in the permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(6) Permittees are required to pay a one-time application fee of $100 and an annual renewal fee of $100. Annual inspection fees may be waived upon demonstration by the permittee that fats, oils, and grease collected in the grease interceptors, or alternate approved systems, have been recycled for conversion to biodiesel or other products approve by the village. Documentation is subject to verification by the village.
(7) Permits shall be issued only for specific use for specific operations. As a result of any sale, lease, or transfer of the premises for which the permit was issued, a new permit shall be required. Any new or changed conditions of operations shall also require that a new permit be issued.
(8) The permit may be revoked by the village if the permittee is found to be in violation of this subchapter and who:
(a) Fails to install grease pretreatment devices as required by the permit.
(b) Fails to fulfill reporting requirements or pretreatment maintenance as required by the permit.
(c) Refuses reasonable access to the permittee’s premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring.
(d) Violates conditions of the permit.
(9) All permittees shall engage in Best Management Practices, as outlined in documentation provided to the permittee by the village with the grease interceptor permit application.
(B) Grease interceptor permit requirements.
(1) Any new food service facility discharging grease, oil or other objectionable material is subject to grease interceptor requirements. All such facilities must obtain prior approval from the village for grease interceptor sizing prior to or when submitting plans for a building permit.
(2) Existing facilities with planned modification in plumbing improvements, with a building permit valuation of $20,000 or more will be required to include plans to comply with the grease interceptor requirements. All existing facilities, determined by the village, to have a reasonable potential to adversely impact the sewer collection system will be notified of their obligation to install a grease interceptor within the specified period set forth in the notification letter.
(3) Maintenance records on interceptor cleaning and pumping must be maintained for three years and must be available for inspection on the premises.
(4) Grease interceptors required under this subchapter shall be installed outdoors unless the village authorizes the installation of an indoor grease interceptor/trap or other alternative pretreatment technology and determines that the installation of a grease interceptor would not be feasible.
(C) Required reporting. All permitted interceptor waste generators shall, at the time of permit renewal, submit to the village:
(1) Copies of all manifests made by liquid waste transporters servicing their grease interceptor during the past year.
(2) A copy of the interceptor maintenance log.
(3) A copy of the interceptor service contract.
(4) Any other information required by the grease interceptor permit, including analysis of the discharge to the POTW of such pollutants as the village may require.
(D) Grease interceptor requirements.
(1) Grease interceptor sizing and installation shall conform to the current edition of the Ohio Plumbing Code or accepted engineering practices.
(2) Grease interceptors shall be constructed in accordance with design approved by the village and shall have a minimum of two compartments with fittings designed for grease retention.
(3) Grease interceptors shall be installed at a location where it shall be easily accessible for inspection, cleaning, and removal of intercepted grease. The grease interceptor may not be installed in any part of the building where food is handled. Location of the grease interceptor must meet the approval of the village.
(4) All such grease interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of accumulated waste content as required in order to maintain minimum design capability or effective volume. These devices should be inspected at least monthly. Users who are required to maintain a grease interceptor shall:
(a) Provide for a minimum hydraulic retention time in accordance with the Ohio Plumbing Code.
(b) Remove any accumulated grease cap and sludge pocket as required.
(c) Grease interceptors shall be kept free of inorganic solid materials such as grit, rocks, gravel, sand, eating utensils, cigarettes, shells, towels, rags, and the like, which could settle into this pocket and thereby reduce the effective volume of the device.
(5) Except as provided herein, for a period of one year following adoption of this subchapter, although installation of grease interceptors will be required to be installed, no enforcement actions will be taken under this subchapter for failure to achieve limits on grease discharges from grease interceptors. If, during this one year period an obstruction of a sewer main occurs that causes a sewer overflow to the extent that an impact on the environment is realized and that the overflow or failure of the sanitary sewer collection system to convey sewage can be attributed in part or in whole to the accumulation of grease in the sewer main, the village will take appropriated enforcement actions, as stipulated in this Chapter, against the generator or contributor of such grease.
(6) Access manholes, with a minimum diameter of 24 inches, shall be provided over each grease interceptor chamber and sanitary tee. The access manholes shall extend at least to finished grade and be designed and maintained to prevent water inflow or infiltration. The manholes shall also have readily removable covers to facilitate inspection, grease removal, and wastewater sampling activities.
(7) Grease interceptors required under this subchapter shall be installed in all food service facilities unless the village authorizes the installation of an indoor grease trap or other alternative pretreatment technology and determines that the installation of a grease interceptor would not be feasible. If a facility believes the installation of a grease interceptor is infeasible, because of documented space constraints, the request for an alternative grease removal device shall contain the following information:
(a) Location of sewer main and easements in relation to available exterior space.
(b) General information about existing plumbing at the site.
(Ord. 1626-13, passed 6-11-2013)