Food Service Establishments are required to install, operate and maintain an approved type and adequately sized grease interceptor necessary to maintain compliance with the objectives of this Chapter. The grease interceptor shall be adequate to separate and remove FOG contained in wastewater discharges from Food Service Establishments prior to discharge to the sewer system. Fixtures, equipment, and drain lines located in the food preparation and clean up areas of Food Service Establishments that are sources of FOG discharges shall be connected to the grease interceptor. Application of this requirement shall be as follows:
A. New Construction of Food Service Establishments. Each newly constructed Food Service Establishment shall include and install grease interceptors prior to commencing discharges of wastewater to the sewer system, unless it obtains a variance, as specified in Section 12.20.080.
B. Existing Food Service Establishments.
1. An existing Food Service Establishment, which has caused or contributed to a grease-related blockage in the sewer system or which has been determined to contribute significant FOG to the system based on inspection or sampling, shall be deemed to have reasonable potential to adversely impact the sewer system or have sewer laterals connected to hot spots, as determined by the FOG Control Program Manager, and shall be required to install a grease interceptor within 180 days of an order from the FOG Control Program Manager in the absence of grant of a variance as specified in Section 12.20.080.
2. Existing Food Service Establishments undergoing remodeling or a change in operations as defined in Section 12.20.020 of this Chapter, or Food Service Establishments that change ownership, shall be required to install a grease interceptor, subject to the variance provisions of Section 12.20.080.
3. An Existing Food Service Establishment which has neither been specifically ordered by the FOG Control Program Manager to install a grease interceptor, nor has obtained a Conditional Permit or a Variance Permit as provided in this Chapter by the termination of its Interim Permit, shall comply with all requirements of this Chapter and shall obtain a Regular Permit by the time of the expiration of its Interim Permit, or cease all discharges to the sewer system until it has obtained a Regular Permit, a Conditional Permit or a Variance pursuant to this Chapter.
(Ord. 3051 § 1 (part), 2004).