(a) On or after the effective date of this Chapter, an existing facility (excepting those existing facilities described in Section 724.03(a)(5) above) shall be required to install an approved, adequately sized, and properly operated and maintained grease interceptor when any of the following conditions exist:
(1) It is found by the City of Seven Hills and/or the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to be contributing grease in potential quantities sufficient to inhibit sanitary sewer flow or necessitate increased maintenance on the sanitary sewer collection system in order to keep impairments to the main line flow from occurring.
(2) It is remodeling the food preparation or kitchen waste plumbing facilities in such a manner to be subject to a permit issued by the City’s Building Department.
(3) Its interceptors allows a discharge of oil or grease in excess of 250mg/l.
(4) It is required by this or other applicable ordinance to maintain a grease interceptor and is found to be equipped with an undersized grease interceptor. Such a facility shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter, install an adequately sized grease interceptor in accordance with the specification of this chapter.
(5) It is required by this or other applicable ordinances to maintain a grease interceptor and is found not be equipped with a grease interceptor. Such a facility shall, within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter, install an adequately sized grease interceptor in accordance with the specifications of this chapter.
(b) New facilities required by this or other applicable ordinances to maintain a grease interceptor shall install such a unit prior to commencement of discharge to the sanitary sewer system.
(c) Any requests for extensions to installation dates must be made in writing to the City and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the compliance date. The written request shall include the reasons for the facility’s failure or inability to comply with the compliance date set forth, the additional time needed to complete the remaining work, and the steps to be taken to avoid future delays. The City of Seven hills and/or Cuyahoga County Board of Health shall determine the date for compliance.
(d) Existing facilities required by this or other applicable ordinances to maintain a grease interceptor that demonstrate that the installation of a grease trap is not feasible may use bioremediation as an alternative. The City and/or Cuyahoga county Board of Health will determine whether a facility m ay exercise this option for sanitary sewer maintenance. The bioremediation method and product must be approved by the City and/or Cuyahoga County Board of Health in writing prior to use in the drainage system. In addition, the operator must maintain written documentation of a current contract with a bioremediation supplier approved through the City and/or Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
(Ord. 27-2007. Passed 3-26-07.)