Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the General Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the General Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal. The city may require reporting of such information for their review. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner(s) personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. Interceptors shall also comply with applicable regulations of the Rowan County Health Department. If any defects or malfunctions are discovered with the installed grease, oil, and sand interceptor units, the General Superintendent or his designee will notify the owner of said problem and owner shall rectify said problem within 120 days of its notification. Failure to rectify the situation either by repairing the defective or malfunctioning unit or by replacing said unit within one hundred twenty (120) days of the notification of the defect, shall result in penalties as provided in the penalty section of this chapter.
(Ord. 14:95, passed 5-25-95; Am. Ord. 5:96, passed 3-12-96; Am. Ord. 10:2001, passed 4-09-01)