[Amended 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
All food service establishments that produce, through manufacture
or by-product, oil or grease in a concentration that inhibits wastewater
flow and/or partially or fully clogs a wastewater pipe shall be required
to install a grease trap or interceptor. All other commercial and/or
industrial establishments shall be required to install a grease trap
or interceptor when, in the reasonable opinion of the Plumbing Subcode
Official, grease, flammable waste, oil and sand interceptors or oil
reclaimers are necessary due to the type of activity/use of the property.
The following regulations and requirements shall apply to all grease
traps and interceptors where such grease traps or interceptors are
installed or required to be installed:
A. No grease trap or interceptor
required by this article shall be installed, modified, or removed
from a building or premises without a permit approved by the Plumbing
Subcode Official.
B. All interceptors and traps shall
be installed, and shall be of a type and capacity, in accordance with
the Plumbing Subcode adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs
as set forth in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code 5:23, Subchapter
3.15, Plumbing Subcode.
C. Failure to properly maintain
an installed grease trap or interceptor shall be a violation of this
article and shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth herein.
In addition to any penalties imposed for a violation of this article,
the following costs shall also be imposed for any violation:
(1) The costs for clearing and
cleaning any blockages in the sanitary sewer mains that are attributable
to the establishment/property. Such charges shall include, but are
not limited to, the full cost for labor, including fringe benefits,
equipment costs, and surcharges, if any, whether those costs were
incurred by Borough employees or by a contractor hired by the Borough,
or both.
(2) All property damage arising
out of a sewer blockage caused by the establishment shall also be
borne by the owner of the establishment/property causing the blockage.
[Amended 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
A. A. Any person, company or corporation
who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, on
a first offense, be subject to a ten-day notice to comply with this
article. If the violation is not cured within said ten-day period,
such person, company or corporation shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of $100 for each day that the violation continues.
B. Any person, company or corporation
found guilty of a second or subsequent offense of any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of $250.
C. A separate offense may be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person, company or corporation who shall violate §
457-118B(3) concerning an emergency cleaning ordered by an appropriate Borough representative shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of $250 for each day that a violation continues.