Waste from garbage grinders must not be discharged into the city's sewer system except:
(A) Wastes generated in preparation of food in a residence; or
(B) Where the user has an existing garbage grinder and has an approval for that specific use from the city, and agrees to undertake whatever self-monitoring is required to enable the city to equitably determine the charges and fees based on the waste constituents and characteristics.
(1) The grinders must be repaired or replaced as necessary in order to at all times ensure that the waste is shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the city's sewer system.
(2) Garbage grinders must not be used for grinding plastic, paper products, inert materials, garden refuse, or waste products resulting from the handling, storage and sale of fruits and vegetables in wholesale and retail produce establishments, and wastes from plants engaged in the preparation, processing or preserving of foods not intended primarily for immediate consumption; and
(3) At any time the property or business changes ownership, excluding residential property, any existing garbage grinders installed on the property must be removed and no new garbage grinders may be installed as a condition of continued city sewer service to the property.
(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04) Penalty, see § 51.999