[Adopted 4-17-1998 by Ord. No. 498-1]
A.
All restaurants, as defined pursuant to § 162-1, are required to install a grease interceptor to receive the drainage from fixtures and equipment with grease laden waste located in the food preparation areas in said restaurants. Said fixtures and equipment shall include warewashing sinks, food prep sinks, prewash sinks for warewashing equipment, woks and other cooking equipment which discharge grease laden liquid waste. Service sinks and mechanical warewashers shall not require connection to a grease interceptor if approved by the Delaware Division of Public Health. If a warewashing sink will be used for washing or thawing food, a separate waste line connection from each sink compartment through an air-gap into the floor sink shall be required, along with a properly sized interceptor downstream of the floor sink. Said alternative use of a warewashing sink for food preparation shall require prior approval from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
[Amended 1-15-2021 by Ord. No. 0121-01]
B.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity and
in a location as approved by the Delaware Division of Public Health
or the city's Building Inspector.
[Amended 1-15-2021 by Ord. No. 0121-01[1]]
A.
Food processing or food service facilities that are newly proposed
or constructed, or existing facilities which will be expanded or renovated
to include a food service facility where such facility did not previously
exist, shall be required to design, install, operate, and maintain
a grease interceptor in accordance with locally adopted plumbing codes
or other applicable ordinances. Grease interceptors shall be installed
and inspected prior to issuance of a certification of occupancy.
B.
Grease interceptors shall be operated and maintained in accordance
with the manufacturer's recommendations, and in accordance with
this article.
C.
Where installed, all grease interceptors shall be maintained by the
owner of the restaurant or business, at their expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this
section, which was formerly Maintenance.
[Amended 1-15-2021 by Ord. No. 0121-01[1]]
A.
The owners shall be responsible for the proper removal
and disposal, by appropriate means, of the collected grease material
and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal, which
are subject to review by the appropriate state regulatory agency or
by the city's Building Inspector. No person shall dispose of the collected
grease waste in the city's sewer, water or refuse systems. Any removal
and hauling of the collected grease not performed by the owner or
the owner's employees must be disposed of by a currently licensed
waste disposal firm.
B.
All food processing or food service facilities shall prepare and
maintain a maintenance log, and make the log available on-site at
all times. The log shall include the following information:
(1)
Restaurant/business name and grease interceptor physical location.
(2)
Name of grease-disposal service company or employee performing service.
(3)
Date and time of grease interceptor service.
(4)
Established disposal frequency and type of service: full pump-out,
partial pump-out, on-site treatment (type and nature of operations).
(5)
Number, capacity, and dimensions of each grease interceptor serviced
at the restaurant/business.
(6)
Dates of cleanout, the depths of the floating FOG layer and settled
solids in the grease tank, approximate volume removed, and the name
of the employee/licensed sewage handler who cleaned the grease tank.
(7)
Signature and date of business/restaurant owner or designated responsible
party at the time of disposal service.
(8)
Signature and date of grease disposal responsible party confirming
service completion.
C.
Cleanouts by a licensed sewage handler are required before the combined
depth layer of the floating FOG and settled solids total more than
75% of the operating capacity of the grease unit.
D.
Grease waste shall be contained. All collected grease waste shall
be kept and stored in steel or plastic leakproof drums. Disagreeable
odors caused by said storage of collected grease waste shall require
deodorants to combat said offensive odors. Secondary containment is
required for on-site grease waste storage.
E.
The cleaning of hood filters, kitchen mats and any other equipment
that comes into contact with greases and solid wastes, and the dumping
of mop buckets, may not be done in a manner that introduces greases
and wastes into the stormwater system.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this
section, which was formerly Disposal of collected grease material.
[Amended 1-15-2021 by Ord. No. 0121-01[1]]
The City may inspect any establishment for compliance with this
article.
A.
Any restaurant which does not install an approved grease interceptor
shall be issued a written notice by the Building Inspector specifying
the violation involved, and stating that if the proper interceptor
is not installed and approved as required in this article within 15
days of the date of said notice, that the City shall suspend the owner's
business license to said restaurant until the proper grease interceptor
is installed and inspected. If the delay in installing an approved
grease interceptor is occasioned by circumstances beyond the control
of the owner of the restaurant, the City Manager may grant, in writing,
additional time for installation and approval of the interceptor.
B.
Whenever there is a violation of § 162-39 and/or § 162-40 of this article, the Building Inspector shall send a written notice to the restaurant, either by U.S. mail or by hand delivery, which specifies the violation involved and which states that if the violation is not corrected within 15 days from the date of said notice, that it shall be in violation of this article and subject to fine and court costs.
C.
When the City determines that an owner has violated or is violating
any provision of this article, or an order issued hereunder, the City
may serve upon such owner a written notice of violation. Within five
days of the receipt of this notice, the owner must, unless such requirement
is waived by the City, submit an explanation of the violation and
a plan for the satisfactory correction and protection thereof, to
include specific required actions. Submission of this plan shall not
relieve the owner of liability for any violations occurring before
or after receipt of the notice of violation. Nothing in this section
shall limit the authority of the City to take emergency action or
other appropriate enforcement action without first issuing a notice
of violation.
D.
In addition to the fines and penalties herein described, the City
may avail itself of any and all civil and equitable remedies for the
purpose of stopping continuing violations of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this
section, which was formerly Violations and penalties.
[Added 1-15-2021 by Ord.
No. 0121-01]
A.
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be a civil offense pursuant to Chapter 126 of the Municipal Code of the City of Rehoboth Beach. Any person who violates this article shall pay a civil assessment of $200. Whenever such person has been notified by the Building Inspector or in any other way that he or she is committing a violation of this article, each day he or she shall continue said violation thereafter shall constitute a separate offense punishable by like assessment.
B.
In addition to the civil assessment herein described, the City may
avail itself of any and all legal and equitable remedies for the purpose
of stopping continuing violations of this article.
