§ 21-37. Grease traps; inspection and cleaning.

(a)

Inspection required; fee. All grease traps within the city shall be inspected at intervals to be determined by the chief plumbing inspector to ascertain whether said grease traps are clogged and/or are in need of cleaning, except that an inspection shall not be required for those grease traps which have been cleaned within the prior thirty (30) days, with proof of said cleaning being demonstrated as provided herein.

(b)

Inspection and cleaning chart. Each establishment in which a grease trap is located shall be given a grease trap inspection and cleaning chart by the chief plumbing inspector and said chart shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises. The city chief plumbing inspector, upon completion of an inspection, shall initial the chart indicating whether the grease trap needs cleaning and/or declogging. Any firm or individual cleaning and/or declogging the grease traps shall initial the chart indicating the date when said grease trap was cleaned and/or declogged, the nature of the work and the name of the firm or individual performing the work. Said firm or individual must have an occupational license that authorizes them to perform this service and any approvals required by the county health department.

(c)

Cleaning and/or repair required. If the chief plumbing inspector, after an inspection has been made, determines that a grease trap needs cleaning or repair due to clogging, then, the firm or individual using said grease trap shall be notified that they have ten (10) days to do the necessary cleaning or repair work that will return said grease trap to a clean and unclogged condition. If the required cleaning or repair work is not completed within ten (10) days of said notice, then the firm or individual using said grease trap shall be subject to a penalty as provided herein. Notice shall be given by the entry made by the chief plumbing inspector on the establishment's cleaning chart.

(d)

Inspection fee. There shall be charged an inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each grease trap inspected. The fee shall be charged on September 1 of each year and shall be billed with the occupational license tax. The fee shall be delinquent if not paid by October 1. Penalties for nonpayment shall be subject to subsection (e).

(e)

Penalties; delinquent bills. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) or incarceration for a period up to thirty (30) days, or both. For the purpose of this section, each day wherein a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. A violation occurs when a firm or person using the grease trap in question fails to have the cleaning and/or repair work for declogging performed within the ten-day time period as provided herein, or fails to pay the required inspection fee as provided in subsection (d).

(Ord. No. 84-114, §§ 1—4, 5-29-84; Ord. No. 91-171, § 1, 9-11-91; Ord. No. 93-126, § 1, 4-12-93)