[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Englewood
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-5-1978 by Ord. No. 2335 as §§ 10-23
to 10-32 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated.
An establishment where the business of cleaning clothes or
other material in a dry manner is conducted and shall include self-service
types of dry cleaning, and also any establishment where a combination
of laundering and dry cleaning is conducted.
A.
No person shall operate any dry-cleaning establishment without having
first obtained a license therefor from the City Clerk.
B.
An application for such license shall be filed with the City Clerk
and shall identify the premises in which the establishment is to be
operated and shall specify the size thereof and, if automatic self-service
machines are to be used, shall specify the number of such machines.
C.
Such application shall have attached thereto, the consent of the
owner of the premises.
D.
No license shall be issued unless the premises complies in all respects
with all building, fire, health, plumbing and zoning regulations of
the City.
Any premises in which a dry-cleaning establishment is operated
shall conform with the following standards and requirements:
A.
The entire premises and all machines used therein shall be kept in
a clean and sanitary condition, and the floor shall be kept clean
and dry.
B.
The premises shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient
natural or artificial light.
C.
The walls of the premises shall be covered with nonabsorbent paint,
cement or other impervious material.
D.
All plumbing fixtures shall at all times conform to the provisions
of the Plumbing Code of the City and shall be kept in good condition
and a good state of repair.
In addition to the requirements set forth in § 254-3, when any automatic self-service machines are installed, the premises shall also conform to the following requirements:
A.
Two exits to the open air, at least 25 feet apart, shall be provided.
B.
Eight complete changes of air every hour shall be provided.
C.
Each machine shall be equipped with a device which prevents the opening
of the door of any unit until all perchlorethylene, or other solvent,
is removed from the garments and from the drum in which the clothes
are sprayed.
D.
Gutters leading to a buried drain tank of sufficient size to accept
all solvent coming from the units shall be constructed to provide
for drainage to the rear of the machines.
E.
Indoor signs warning the consumer of the dangers of excessive solvent
inhalation and skin irritation from unevaporated dry-cleaning solvent
shall be prominently displayed.
F.
Direct equipment exhausts shall be provided to terminate to the outer
air, and all such exhausts shall:
(1)
Be at least seven feet above the street, yard, or court grade of
the premises,
(2)
Be under static pressure by a mechanical fan.
(3)
Be at least five feet from any window or ventilating opening if on
the same plane as the exhaust terminal and at least 10 feet away from
ventilating windows or ventilating openings if on a plane facing in
the direction of the exhaust terminal.
(4)
Be provided with mesh lint arrestors unless lint traps are provided
on the dry-cleaning units.
The following matters shall be prohibited in any dry-cleaning
establishment:
A.
Use of coin-operated dry-cleaning units by persons under the age
of 18 years.
B.
Use of perchlorethylene or other solvent whose odor has been masked.
C.
Concentration of perchlorethylene or other solvent vapors greater
than 100 parts per million parts of air anywhere in the establishment.
D.
Use of a gas flame heater or gas flame near perchlorethylene or other
inflammable solvents.
E.
Access of consumers to solvent storage tanks, power boxes and other
sources of danger.
When any automatic self-service machines are installed, the
licensee shall have a qualified person, who has had experience in
relation to the operation of said machines, in attendance at all times
in the establishment to supervise all operations and to conduct and
compel compliance with all regulations pertaining to the operation
of the machines. Any person using such automatic self-service machines
shall comply with all orders and directions of such supervisor.
No machinery used in the operation of dry cleaning shall be
operated in such manner as to cause unnecessary or unreasonable noise
or vibration to the annoyance of residents in the neighborhood or
to the detriment of the well-being of the neighborhood.
No dry-cleaning establishment shall begin operations before
7:00 a.m. or continue to operate after 11:00 p.m. nor shall such establishment
operate on Sundays.
The Board of Health of the City shall, at least once a month,
inspect each licensed premises to ensure that the business is being
conducted and operated within the provisions of this article.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
[Adopted 10-5-1978 by Ord. No. 2335 as §§ 10-33
to 10-42 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An establishment in which there is conducted the business
of washing, cleaning, drying and laundering clothes and other washable
materials which are brought to the establishment by customers, and
wherein the work is done in machines, coin-operated or otherwise,
located on the premises, by the customers themselves or by or under
the supervision of the owners or operators of said establishment for
said customers, and shall include a "laundromat," "wash-o-mat," and
similar names and types under which laundering of the self-service
type is carried on.
An establishment in which there is conducted the business
of washing, cleaning, drying and laundering clothes and other washable
materials, which are brought to the establishment by the owners or
operators of the establishment or by customer, and wherein all or
any part of the work is done on the premises by or under the supervision
of the owners or operators of said establishment.
A.
No person shall operate any laundry or launderette without having
first obtained a license therefor from the City Clerk.
B.
An application for such license shall be filed with the City Clerk
and shall identify the premises in which the establishment is to be
operated and shall specify the size thereof and, if automatic self-service
machines are to be used, shall specify the number of such machines.
C.
Such application shall have attached thereto, the consent of the
owner of the premises.
D.
No license shall be issued unless the premises complies in all respects
with all building, fire, health, plumbing and zoning regulations of
the City.
Any premises in which a laundry or launderette establishment
is operated shall conform to the following standards and requirements:
A.
The entire premises and all machines used therein shall be kept in
a clean and sanitary condition and the floor shall be kept clean and
dry.
B.
The premises shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient
natural or artificial light.
C.
The walls of the premises shall be covered with nonabsorbent paint,
cement or other impervious material.
D.
All plumbing fixtures shall at all times conform to the provisions
of the Plumbing Code of the City and shall be kept in good condition
and a good state of repair.
No machinery used in the operation of a laundry or launderette
shall be operated in such manner as to cause unnecessary or unreasonable
noise or vibration to the annoyance of residents in the surrounding
neighborhood or to the detriment of the well-being of the neighborhood
or to buildings and premises in the neighborhood.
[Amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
No laundry or launderette shall begin operations before 6:00
a.m. or continue to operate after 11:00 p.m.
No laundry or launderette shall be operated unless an attendant
shall be on the premises at all times during the hours of operation.
The Council is hereby authorized to adopt by resolution any
additional rules and regulations for the proper enforcement of the
provisions of this article. Such rules and regulations shall have
the same force and effect as the provisions of this article, and the
penalty for the violation thereof shall be the same as the penalty
for the violation of the provisions of this article.
No water from the operation of the laundry or launderette shall
be discharged into the storm sewer of the City but shall only be discharged
into the sanitary sewer of the City. Any and all effluent discharged
from the laundry or launderette shall meet the standards and regulations
of the Bergen County Sewerage Authority.
The Board of Health of the City shall, at least once a month,
inspect each licensed premises to ensure that the business is being
conducted and operated within the provisions of this article.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
