Requirements for New Buildings
New food service establishments in New Buildings

• All new food service establishments shall be required to install at least a 1000-gallon outdoor grease interceptor, unless granted a variance for cause by the City of Greensboro. Any food service establishment wishing to seek a variance for cause must submit a Variance for Cause Request to the FOG Coordinator.
• Grease retention units shall be sized in accordance with the City of Greensboro Plumbing Inspections Department criteria.
• No new food service establishments will be allowed to initiate operations until a grease retention unit is installed and approved by the Plumbing Inspections Division.
• Site plans must be submitted for all new food service establishments. Site plans must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina licensed professional engineer to certify the plan meets all requirements of this policy.

New Buildings (Strip Centers) with the Potential for Food Service Establishments   

• All new buildings or strip centers containing sections designated for commercial enterprise of the strip center are encouraged to provide a stub-out for a separate waste line for future grease interceptor installation. 
• The owner of a new strip center shall consider suitable physical property space and sewer gradient that will be conducive for the installation of an exterior, in-ground grease interceptor(s) for any flex space contained within the strip center. 
• Physical property restrictions and sewer gradient shall not be a defense for failure to install an exterior, in-ground grease interceptor.