[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown
as Ch. 49 of the 1964 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
By adoption of this chapter, the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown
declares its intent to regulate in a manner consistent with the interests
of the citizens of the Town of Smithtown the maintaining and operation
of washing machines, drying machines and dry-cleaning machines. Unattended,
such machines constitute a threat to the safety and welfare of the
community. Therefore, recognizing the need for regulation, the Town
Board of the Town of Smithtown does enact this chapter.
Each person who is the owner, operator or manager of a business
of maintaining and operating for hire washing machines, drying machines
and/or dry-cleaning machines for personal or individual use, where
made available to the public, shall provide an attendant who is familiar
with the operation of such machines installed on the premises used
therein and who shall be in attendance at all times when such machines
are made available for hire.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Includes the making available of the washing machines, drying
machines and/or dry-cleaning machines to any person for use by any
means, requiring the payment of money by the insertion of coins or
otherwise.
Includes an individual, any combination of individuals or
a corporation.
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of
the provisions of any ordinance of the Town of Smithtown shall be
guilty of an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both;
however, for the purpose of confirming jurisdiction upon courts and
judicial officers, such violations shall be deemed to be misdemeanors,
and for such purposes only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors
shall apply to such violations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
person, firm, association or corporation violating any provisions
of any ordinance of the Town of Smithtown shall be subject to a penalty
in a sum not exceeding $50 for the first such violation and in a sum
not exceeding $100 for any subsequent violation, said penalties to
be recoverable in a civil action in the name of the Town of Smithtown
as damages.
