[Amended 12-5-1984 by L.L. No. 17-1984; 12-20-2000 by L.L. No. 11-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish,
maintain or operate a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment in
the City of Rye without a permit therefor. Application for such permit
shall be accompanied by an inspection and permit fee to be set annually
by resolution of the City Council before adoption of the budget for
the following year. Each such permit or renewal thereof shall expire
on December 31 next following its issuance and may be renewed for
a period of one year from the date of expiration after application
therefor and payment of the permit fee.
No permit shall be issued for a coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment in any building occupied in part as a dwelling.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall
be used by the general public unless under the continued direct supervision
of an employee or owner of the coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
who is competent to supervise the operation of such machine.
All coin-operated dry-cleaning machines and
locations must be approved by the Building Inspector and Fire Inspector
prior to the operation of a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
for public use. A floor plan showing the business premises and the
location, type and manner of installation of all equipment shall be
submitted with each permit application.
A.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used
by any person who is less than 16 years of age. A suitable sign indicating
such age restriction must be prominently posted and maintained on
the premises.
B.
Each coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be fitted
with a device which will prevent the opening of the door of such machine
while it is in operation and until all solvent vapors have been removed
from any textile, fabric, garment or other article and from the drum
in which the same shall be placed.
C.
In the event that perchlorethylene or any chlorinated
hydrocarbon is a component part of any solvent used in a coin-operated
dry-cleaning machine, then such machine shall not be used if the odor
of perclflorethylene or any chlorinated hydrocarbon is masked or altered
in any fashion, or if the concentration of solvent vapor of such perchlorethylene
or chlorinated hydrocarbon is greater than 40 parts of such vapor
to 1,000,000 parts of air at any time and anywhere in the establishment
where such machines are in use.
D.
In any coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment, solvent
storage tanks, power boxes and other sources of danger shall be so
situated as to be inaccessible to the general public.
E.
Spotting operations utilizing flammable or toxic liquids
shall not be permitted on the premises.
F.
Only the front or customer side of dry-cleaning machines
shall be exposed in the customer area. The working or maintenance
portion of the equipment shall be separated from the front of such
machines by a solid partition. Access doors to the enclosure back
of the machines shall be kept closed and locked. The enclosure for
the dry-cleaning machines shall not be a part of or interconnected
with those areas that contain heating devices requiring air for combustion,
such as dryers, water heaters and boilers.
G.
An exhaust system shall be provided for the removal
of toxic vapors. This exhaust system consists of the individual exhaust
on each dry-cleaning machine, scavenger ducts strategically located,
fan for the enclosure behind such machines and the front grill or
loading door air intake on each machine.
H.
The exhaust system for dry-cleaning machines as described
above shall be operated continuously while the premises are open to
the public. This system shall be interlocked with the dry-cleaning
machines so that the latter cannot be operated without actuating the
exhaust system. Each machine shall be provided with an exhaust which
shall terminate above the roof of the premises and at least 25 feet
from any window or ventilation opening. In addition, a scavenger duct
shall be provided for each two machines to pick up vapors surrounding
the equipment near the floor. The suction of these scavenger pipes
should be located two to four inches above the floor. A general ventilation
fan shall also be installed within the rear enclosure of such machines,
to be used in case of serious solvent spill. Each such machine shall
be designed so that when the machine is not in operation air is drawn
through the front door or grill of the machine at a face velocity
of at least 100 feet per minute.
I.
Provision must be made for the makeup air to compensate
for that which is exhausted to the outside.
J.
Such dry-cleaning machines shall be provided with
some satisfactory means to salvage the solvent resulting from a spill
due to an accident or failure of equipment, such as by diking the
entire system with a curb on the floor which will contain the solvent
and drain it to an underground tank where it can be recovered. When
an underground tank is not feasible, the curbed area shall be provided
with a sump pump that will pump the solvent to an aboveground tank.
K.
All coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments shall
have two exits which shall be at least 25 feet apart from each other
and shall lead directly to the outside.
L.
Filter residue and other residues containing solvent
shall be disposed of so as not to create a health hazard or nuisance.
A locked, covered metal container shall be used for temporary storage
outside the building.
M.
All direct equipment exhausts or vents shall be provided
with mesh lint arrestors which shall be kept clean unless lint traps
are provided on the dry-cleaning unit.
N.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine may be located
within 25 feet of any gas-fired dryer or similar gas-fired device.
O.
Each coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment shall
be provided with a portable fire extinguisher approved by the Board
of Fire Wardens, Chief of the Fire Department or Fire Inspector.
A.
All coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments shall
prominently display lighted indoor signs warning the general public
of the danger of excessive solvent vapor inhalation and skin irritation
from unevaporated dry-cleaning solvent.
B.
A step-by-step instruction list must be posted in
a conspicuous location near each machine for customer use. A telephone
number must be listed for emergency assistance.
C.
All machines shall be checked daily and kept in good
repair by the permittee. All maintenance personnel shall be familiar
with all necessary machinery repairs and instructed as to the solvent
hazards.
D.
Only the solvent specified by the equipment manufacturer
shall be used.
E.
Coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments shall utilize
only solvents classified as nonflammable at ordinary temperatures.
