[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Coatesville 8-9-1999
by Ord. No. 1108-99. (This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 117, but was renumbered
to maintain the alphabetical organization of the Code.) Amendments noted were
applicable.]
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the following
meaning:
Establishments or places of business conducted for the purpose of
dry-cleaning, washing, drying and laundering clothes and other washable materials
that may be brought to said establishment or place of business 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 or place of business 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; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to include
the conventional laundry or dry-cleaning establishment where the services
provided are performed by the owner or by his or her employees.
Includes a corporation, association, organization, firm and partnership,
as well as an individual.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a coin-operated laundry
or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment in the city without having first
obtained a license therefor. Application for a license shall be filed with
the Codes Clerk. Said application shall state the name and address of the
person who will operate the coin-operated laundry or coin-operated dry-cleaning
establishment, the exact location of the premises and the size of the premises
where said coin-operated laundry or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
will be operated and, if the operator is not the owner of the premises, the
name and address of the owner. The consent of the owner of the premises shall
be endorsed on the application. A separate application and license shall be
required for each establishment. Each license shall expire on December 31
of each year. No license shall be issued unless the premises in which the
coin-operated laundry or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment is to be
operated comply in all respects to the requirements and provisions of the
regulations of the Fire Department, County Health Department, Building Code,
Plumbing Code and Zoning Ordinance of the city. The annual license fee shall
be at the rate of $1 for each coin-operated washing or dry-cleaning machine
installed, provided that the minimum fee shall be $25 for each establishment.
The entire premises devoted to the operation of the coin-operated laundry
or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment and all machines used in connection
therewith shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The floor shall
be kept clean and dry. The premises shall be adequately ventilated and provided
with sufficient natural or artificial light. The walls of said premises shall
be covered with nonabsorbent paint, cement or other impervious material. All
plumbing work shall at all times conform to the provisions of the Plumbing
Code of the city and shall always be kept in a good condition and state of
repair. Said coin-operated laundry or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
shall be operated in such a manner as to always comply in all respects with
the requirements and regulations of the Fire Department, County Health Department,
Building Code, Plumbing Code and Zoning Ordinance of the city.
No machinery used in the operation of a coin-operated laundry or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment 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.
No coin-operated laundry or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
shall be permitted to remain open from the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 am.
unless an attendant is on the premises during these hours of operation.
The City Council is hereby authorized to adopt by resolution any additional
rules and regulations for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this
chapter. Such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as
the provisions of this chapter, and the penalty for the violation thereof
shall be the same as the penalty for the violation of the provisions of this
chapter.
No water from the operation of the coin-operated laundry or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment 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 coin-operated laundry or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment shall meet the standards and regulations of the
city.
The Codes Department and Fire Department of the city shall, at least
once a year, check each licensed premises to see that the business is being
conducted and operated within the provisions of this chapter. The city may
make more frequent inspections in its discretion.
Licenses granted hereunder may be suspended or revoked at any time by
the City Council upon conviction of the holder thereof of a violation of any
provisions of this chapter.
A.Â
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof in summary proceedings, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600 and in default thereof shall
be sentenced to serve not more than 30 days in prison.
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Each day's continuance of such violation after conviction
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
If any section, clause, sentence or provision of this chapter shall
be found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining sections, clauses,
sentences and provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby but shall be
and remain in full force and effect.
