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Fountain Valley council approves first reading to scale back grease-interceptor requirement for new multifamily units
Summary
Council voted 4–1 on first reading to amend the city—s grease-control code so building officials may, rather than must, require grease interceptors for new multiple-dwelling projects; staff and industry speakers told the council residential units typically generate negligible grease and mandatory interceptors are often impractical.
The Fountain Valley City Council on Feb. 18 approved, on first reading, an amendment to the city—s grease-control ordinance that removes a blanket requirement for new multiple-dwelling units to install grease interceptors and instead allows the building official to require them where necessary.
Scott Smith, the city—s public works director, told the council staff reviewed 20 years of local experience and compared Fountain Valley—s code with neighboring cities and concluded that mandatory interceptors for individual dwelling units are unnecessary and often impractical. He said the change replaces a —shall—…
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