(A) Commercial laundries shall be equipped with an interceptor having a removable wire basket or similar device that will prevent passage into the sewage system of solids 2 inch or larger in size such as string, rags, coins, buttons or other solids detrimental to the system, hereinafter called PROHIBITED SOLIDS.
(B) Any user occupying and utilizing an existing structure having an operative prohibited solids interceptor which met all applicable laws and standards at time of installation and which effectively collects prohibited solids so as to prevent entry of same into the sanitary sewer may, upon request to and approval of the City Building Inspector, continue to use said existing interceptor until such approval shall be revoked for cause, including but not limited to inadequate maintenance, failure to maintain or clean, disrepair, change of standards, discharge of prohibited solids into the sanitary sewer, inadequate capacity, or blockage within the sewer line or main.
(C) A maintenance record shall be maintained by the user indicating maintenance and cleaning of the prohibited solids interceptor. The record shall indicate each date and time of inspection and/or cleaning; each day and time of cleaning or maintenance; name of person performing cleaning or maintenance; name of person witnessing cleaning or maintenance; estimated volume of prohibited solids and other materials removed; method of disposal of the prohibited solids and other materials removed, and verification signed by the owner and manager of the user. The maintenance records shall be filed with the City Inspection Department on a regular and recurring basis not less often than quarterly; maintenance records shall be maintained for a 3-year period and shall be available for inspection by the City. The City Building Inspection or his authorized designee shall have such right of entry and inspection as may be necessary for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing to determine compliance with this ordinance.
(Prior Code, Art. 16A, § V)