As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A place of business conducted for the purpose of cleaning,
dyeing, or renovating items that may be brought to said place of business
or collected by said establishment and brought to said location, wherein
all of the work is done by or under the supervision of the owner of
said business.
A place of business conducted for the purpose of receiving,
collecting, or accepting articles of clothing, laundry, or household
textiles for subsequent cleaning, dyeing, or pressing of same.
A place of business conducted for the purpose of laundering
items brought to said establishment by individuals and wherein there
are located one or more washing machines owned by the establishment
and which are used by the individuals bringing the laundry to said
place of business.
A place of business conducted for the purpose of laundering
items that may be brought to said place of business or collected by
said establishment and brought to said location, wherein all of the
work is done by or under the supervision of the owner of said business.
It shall be unlawful to conduct a laundry or launderette in
any residential building; provided, however, that this prohibition
shall not apply to a residential building in which there are located
permanent washing or laundry facilities owned, operated, and maintained
by the owner of said residential building and used for the exclusive
benefit of the occupants of said building. No license shall be required
under the preceding arrangement. But, under similar residential conditions,
any coin-operated washing or laundry machine or any machine rented,
or concession leased that may be installed by any other person, firm,
or corporation, same connected or made an auxiliary to the permanent
fixture or operated independent of same, shall require a license.
The license fee for each machine shall be $15. Permission must be
obtained from the Board of Health before installing any machine.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
operate any laundry or launderette or cleaning and dyeing establishment
without securing from the Board of Health a license for said purpose.
A separate license shall be required for each establishment. No such
license shall be issued unless the premises in which the business
is to be conducted complies in all respects to the requirements of
the Fire Department, the Building Code, and the Plumbing Code. The
annual license fee for the full year or any portion thereof in the
case of a laundry shall be the sum of $25, and in the case of a launderette,
shall be at the rate of $1 for each washing machine installed; provided,
however, that the minimum fee shall be the sum of $25.
The entire premises devoted to the conduct of any laundry, launderette
or cleaning and dyeing establishment shall be kept in a clean and
sanitary condition at all times, and all areas where the actual work
of washing or laundering is performed shall be adequately ventilated
and provided with sufficient natural or artificial light. All walls
shall be covered with nonabsorbent paint, cement, or other impervious
material. There shall also be available an adequate supply of water
for flushing and cleaning purposes. The flooring in such room or area
shall be properly graded to a trap inlet having direct connection
with the house drain. All plumbing work shall conform with the provisions
of the Plumbing Code.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any laundry, launderette
or cleaning and dyeing establishment knowingly to receive from any
person, or for any person to deliver to any laundry, launderette or
cleaning and dyeing establishment, any household washing garments,
bedclothes or other articles which come from a residence or other
premises quarantined by reason of the presence of a communicable disease.
Every laundry, launderette or cleaning and dyeing establishment shall
have posted in conspicuous places in the receiving room open to the
public a notice that it is unlawful to deliver to said laundry, launderette
or cleaning and dyeing establishment any items from such residence
or other premises which is so quarantined.
Every laundry or cleaning and dyeing establishment shall keep
a record of the name and address of all persons sending or bringing
items to said laundry or cleaning and dyeing establishment.
A.
All machines used for washing or laundering shall be thoroughly cleaned
before their next use by an attendant employed by the operator of
such laundry or launderette, who shall be present during all hours
of operation. Cleaning shall consist of scalding process to which
a germicide is added, the temperature of the water so used to be at
least 165° F. during the entire cleaning process.
B.
In all cases where the patrons of said laundry, launderette or cleaning
and dyeing establishment use an extractor to remove surplus water,
the laundry must thereafter be placed in the dryer on the premises
before it may be removed therefrom, and all such dryers must be operated
at a temperature of not less than 175° F. in order to effect sterilization.
C.
No laundry or launderette shall permit diapers or any other materials
containing bodily excrement or discharges to remain outside of the
laundry or launderette. All such articles shall be washed in machines
especially designated for such purpose, and all such machines so designated
shall be appropriately and conspicuously marked and shall not be used
for any other purpose.
All machinery used in any laundry, launderette or cleaning and
dyeing establishment shall be operated in such a manner as to cause
no unnecessary or unreasonable noise or vibration to the detriment
of the well-being of the neighborhood.
It shall be unlawful for any laundry, launderette or cleaning
and dyeing establishment to operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 8:00 a.m. of any weekday.
Every person desiring to construct or reconstruct a building
to be used as a laundry, launderette or cleaning and dyeing establishment
in the Borough shall, before beginning work, submit to the Board of
Health a detailed plan showing the location and the type of construction.
This plan must also show the location of toilet and washing facilities
and describe the methods for ventilating all rooms and fixtures.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
operate any cleaning, dyeing, or pressing establishment without securing
from the Board of Health of the Borough a license for said purpose.
The fee for said license shall be $10.
