(A) Oil, grease, and sand interceptors, or grease traps, shall be provided by hotels, restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafeterias, bars and clubs, hospitals, factories, or school kitchens, filling and service stations, laundries, processing plants, metal fabrication plants, and other places when they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors, or traps, shall not be required for private living quarters, or dwelling units.
(B) All interceptors, or traps, shall be of a type, design, and capacity, as described by the applicable provisions of the State Plumbing Regulations, latest edition, and approved by the City Inspector, and shall be located so as to be readily, and easily, accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(C) Grease, oil interceptors, and grease traps shall be constructed of impervious material capable of withstanding abrupt, and extreme, changes in temperatures. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be watertight.
(D) Where installed, all grease, oil, and sand interceptors, or grease traps, shall be maintained by the user, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. The Control Authority shall ascertain that all interceptors, or traps, are cleaned, and/or replaced at least once every month, or as needed.
(Prior Code, § 10.04.12) (Ord. 2007-17, passed - -)