(a)
All hotels, restaurants, boarding houses or other public cooking
places must have suitable grease traps, the size and design of which
shall be sufficient to allow the grease to congeal and be retained
by the grease trap before any water from the kitchen or receptacles
of water containing grease shall be discharged into the city sewer.
It shall be unlawful for any person or establishment to dispose of
waters containing grease from any such establishment into the city
sewer without having made provision for the grease trap required by
this article.
(b)
This section shall not apply to bed and breakfast establishments
which do not provide food services to their customers throughout the
day but only serve a meal incidental to and as part of the rental
of the boarding facility.
(1990 Code, sec. 24-86)
All automotive repair shops must have suitable sand traps, the
size and design of which shall be sufficient to allow any grease or
oil to congeal and be retained by the sand trap before any water containing
any such grease or oil from such establishment shall be discharged
into city sewer. It shall be unlawful for any person or establishment
to dispose of waters containing grease or oil from any such establishment
into the city sewer without having made provision for the sand trap
required by this section.
(1990 Code, sec. 24-87)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit or cause
or allow anyone under such person’s control to throw or deposit,
in any city sewer or in any vessel or receptacle connected with any
city sewer, any garbage, storm drainage, hair, ashes, fruit or vegetable
peelings or table scraps not processed through a garbage disposal
unit, rags, cotton, cinders, oils, greases, toxic wastes in excess
of state specified limits or any other matter whatsoever, except liquids
for human consumption, water used for domestic purposes, feces, urine
and the necessary toilet tissue.
(1990 Code, sec. 24-88)
The city wastewater department superintendent or the city health
authority or representative of either shall have the power to stop
and prevent discharge into any sewer line of the city of any substance,
including but not limited to grease or oil, liable to injure any sewer
of the city or to obstruct the flow of sewage therein, or to interfere
with the operation of the sewage disposal plant of the city.
(1990 Code, sec. 24-89)
The city wastewater department superintendent or his representative
shall have the right to inspect the premises of any establishments
regulated by this article to ensure compliance. If any establishment
is found to be in violation, written or personal notice shall be provided
to the owner or representative of the owner of such establishment
stating the violation and the character of the repairs or improvements
necessary to come into compliance. If necessary repairs or improvements
have not been made within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice
then the city wastewater department superintendent or his representative
may condemn such property as being unsanitary and unfit for human
habitation, and terminate city utilities to such establishment.
(1990 Code, sec. 24-90)
