§ 17-72. Definitions

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Commercial establishment and industrial establishment shall mean any user that has the potential to use, contribute to or otherwise impact the town's wastewater collection system or POTW. Such establishments include, but are not limited to, maintenance facilities, repair facilities and equipment cleaning facilities.

Cooking establishment shall mean any person primarily engaged in the activities of cooking, preparing, serving or otherwise making available for human consumption any form of foodstuff, and which uses one (1) or more of the following cooking or preparation methods in connection with such activities: cooking or preparation by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing, rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting, toasting, poaching, or any type of cooking or preparation that produces a hot non-potable product in or on a receptacle that requires washing, rinsing or other form of cleaning. Such establishments include, but are not limited to, restaurants, cafeterias, extended care facilities, school cafeterias (public and private), and daycare facilities where meals for more than six (6) children are prepared, served or otherwise made available for human consumption.

Grease shall mean all greases, grease complexes, fats, oils, scum, sludge and all other organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. Such substances are detectable and measurable using analytical procedures established in 40 C.F.R. 136.

Grease trap or grease interceptor shall mean a device for separating and retaining waterborne greases before the wastewater which contains such grease exits the grease trap or interceptor into the town's wastewater collection system or POTW. The grease trap or interceptor also collects settable solids generated by or incidental to commercial, industrial and food preparation activities.

Non-cooking establishment shall mean any person primarily engaged in the rendering or preparation of pre-cooked foodstuffs that do not require or involve any form of cooking. Such establishments include, but are not limited to, establishments that are primarily engaged in the rendering preparation of cold dairy and frozen foodstuffs.

Person shall mean any actual person, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, and any governmental entity or political subdivision and departments and agencies thereof.

Town shall mean the Town of Kure Beach, North Carolina, and its utility service area.

User shall mean any person primarily engaged in any commercial, industrial, institutional or other nonresidential activity who introduces, contributes or discharges (or causes or permits the introduction, contribution or discharge of) wastewater into the town's wastewater collection system or POTW, including but not limited to any person who introduces, contributes or discharges wastewater into the wastewater collection system or POTW through any mobile source.

Wastewater shall mean any substance introduced, contributed to, or discharged into the town's wastewater collection system or publicly-owned treatment works (POTW).

(Ord. of 8-21-07)