Sec. 30-10.1. Applicability and penalty provision.
a.Existing food service establishments must not cause blockages of their own sanitary sewer lateral or City sewer mains which contribute to sanitary sewer overflows or increased maintenance of the sewer system. Food service establishments not otherwise required to upgrade their grease control equipment or that have been granted a waiver pursuant to this article may be required to upgrade their equipment in accordance with the Grease Source Control Program adopted by resolution by the City of Monterey.
b.New construction of food service establishments shall be required to comply with Section 30-10(a) through (c) except that waivers will not be considered.
c.Existing food service establishments shall install and/or upgrade grease source control equipment consistent with MRWPCA sizing matrix standards, the California Plumbing Code as applicable, and the requirements of the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official consistent with all applicable codes and agreements.
1.Food service establishments are required to:
i.Install an interceptor sized according to MRWPCA’s Grease Equipment Sizing Matrix, or
ii.At a minimum, install a grease trap sized according to inspection records, no smaller than 80-gallon liquid capacity, unless a hardship can be proven and the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official approves a smaller size.
2.Food service establishments that choose to install a grease trap instead of an interceptor will be required to pay a monthly grease pretreatment waiver fee as adopted by Resolution 07-079 by the City of Monterey.
3.Food service establishments that fail to install adequate grease pretreatment equipment by:
i.September 1, 2010, or within one year of notification of requirement, will be charged double the initial waiver fee; and
ii.By September 1, 2011, or within two years of notification of requirement, will be charged triple the initial waiver fee.
d.Existing food service establishments undergoing a facility remodel shall install and/or upgrade grease source control equipment consistent with the policies herein, the cost of which shall not be less than 15 percent of the total cost of remodel. (Ord. 3446 § 1, 2010)