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Ordinance Amending Chapter 39 and Section 18.2 of the Municipal Code October 18, 2004 Page 2 prepared by OCSD and made available for use as a model for other agencies. Most of the larger north Orange County cities are crafting similar FOG control ordinances based upon the OCSD model. The proposed Ci ty of Santa Ana FOG control ordinance is modeled after the OCSD ordinance. In 2002, the City participated with other Orange County cities and OCSD in a Phase I FOG Control Research Study, which identified thirteen elements that could be used in a FOG control program. In 2003, the City contracted with EEC, Inc. to inspect 600 of the approximately 730 restaurants in Santa Ana and prepare a FOG Characterization Study. Information gathered from these studies has been used to craft an ordinance specific to Santa Ana. Two public meetings were held at the city yard on August 25 and 31, 2004 to formally present the proposed FOG control program to the business communi ty. Notifications were mailed by the City and the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce to all 730 Santa Ana food service establishments. Attendance at both meetings was very low. Other Orange County cities and OCSD experienced similar low turnouts at their outreach events. Implementation of the proposed FOG control regulations will require an on-going restaurant inspection program. All restaurants will be required to employ kitchen best management practices to reduce FOG discharges. All new and remodeled restaurants will be required to install grease interceptors. Existing restaurants that continue to cause FOG accumulation in the sewer system will also be required to install grease interceptors. Restaurants that are required to install a grease interceptor but lack sufficient space will be charged an annual Grease Cleaning Fee to offset the City's cost for cleaning excessive grease from the sewer system. The Grease Cleaning Fee will be submitted to the City Council under a separate resolution at a future date. The Public Works Agency will be responsible for enforcing the new ordinance. Amendments to Section 1-18.2 are needed to update the Agency's ability to issue citations. The proposed changes include the ability to cite under provisions of the new FOG ordinance, the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) ordinance and several sections that are the responsibility of the Agency to enforce, but are not currently included in this section. These have been added to the revised ordinance and include: · Sections 18-155 and 18-156 (Health and Sanitation) · Sections 33-36 and 33-193 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) · Section 39-32, 39-56 through 39-58 (Water and Sewers) 50A-2