Restaurants, hotel kitchens or bars, factory cafeterias or restaurants, clubs or other establishments where grease may be introduced into drainage systems in quantities that may cause line stoppage or hinder sewage disposal shall, when required, by the Plumbing Inspector, install grease interceptors in the waste line leading from sinks, drains or other fixtures, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
[Adopted 5-5-1971 by Ord. No. 148-1971]
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuously efficient operation at all times.
The Plumbing Inspector and any other duly authorized employees of the borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
[Amended 11-3-1976 by Ord. No. 9-1976]
Any person who shall violate any of the regulatory provisions of this Article, or who shall fail or refuse to correct a violation after having received a notice thereof from the borough, shall be subject to a fine of not in excess of $500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each violation. Each and every day that a violation exists after expiration of the time limit under a notice from the borough to correct the same shall be deemed a separate offense and punishable as such.