Grease Interceptor — Baltimore City (DHCD / DPW)
Baltimore restaurants must install a grease interceptor per the city building code chapter on Traps, Interceptors, and Separators.
What it is. A properly sized grease interceptor to keep fats, oils, and grease out of the sewer, required under the Building, Fire, and Related Codes of Baltimore City (chapter on Traps, Interceptors, and Separators) and DHCD's grease interceptor requirements/guidelines, with FOG discharge regulated by the Department of Public Works.
Who issues/enforces it. Baltimore City — DHCD (permitting/code) and the Department of Public Works (FOG/pretreatment) (City layer).
When you need it. Any restaurant discharging FOG; the device is sized/installed during build-out and reviewed at permitting.
How to comply. Install a compliant, correctly sized grease interceptor per the DHCD grease interceptor guidelines and plumbing code.
Fees. Per DHCD/DPW — see source (⟢ VERIFY).
What SpoonSeal tracks. The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
References
- Baltimore City DHCD — Permit Guidelines and Forms (Grease Interceptor requirements) — https://dhcd.baltimorecity.gov/pi/permits/resource-documents — Official source last checked: 2026-07-02
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