[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Media 12-18-1969 by Art. VI of Ord. No. 568. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-19-1992 by Ord. No. 846]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household.
LAUNDRY FACILITY
Includes the premises wherein one or more laundry machines or dryers are used by the general public or by the residents of more than one dwelling unit.
Any person desiring to operate a laundry facility shall make application, in writing, to the Board of Health.[1] Such application shall include the following information:
A. 
The applicant's full name, residence, telephone number and post office address and whether the applicant is an individual, firm or corporation; if a partnership, the names and addresses of all the partners shall be included; if a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers shall be included.
B. 
The proposed location of the establishment and a floor plan showing the building outline and the location of the equipment.
C. 
The manufacturer of the machine, the trade name and the manufacturer's agent.
D. 
The name or names of all maintenance personnel and their telephone numbers.
E. 
The signature of the applicant or its duly authorized officer.
F. 
Upon receipt of such application, the Board of Health shall make such inspections as may be necessary of the maintenance and storage facilities, as well as the machines and their locations in the premises, to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Board of Health of the Borough of Media was dissolved 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1157. It stated "To the extent any duties performed by the Board of Health are not assumed by the County Department of Health, such duties shall be assumed by the Borough Health Officer or the Borough Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee."
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the operation of an establishment where one or more laundry machines or dryers are offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token or by other means, provide self-service laundry facilities without first having applied to and procured a permit from the Board of Health.
The fee for a permit as required hereunder shall be $15 per year. All permits shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year.
All rooms used in connection with the laundry facilities shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be provided with adequate light and ventilation.
The floors shall be of such construction as to be easily cleaned and shall be smooth and kept clean and in good repair.
The walls and ceilings shall be smooth, in good repair and shall be painted in a light color.
All water supplied to laundry facilities shall be from the Media Water Works and from no other source.
All lint shall be properly vented and removed so as not to enter any room.
[Added 11-19-1992 by Ord. No. 846; amended 6-20-1996 by Ord. No. 904]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days.
A. 
Service and notice of violation. All written notices of violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed served:
(1) 
When delivered by hand to the alleged violator; or
(2) 
When regularly mailed to:
(a) 
The alleged violator, or his agent;
(b) 
The last-known residence of the alleged violator;
(c) 
The usual place of business of the alleged violator; or
(d) 
Any adult person in charge of the premises where the alleged violation exists.
B. 
Penalties and cease operations orders.
(1) 
In order to enforce penalties, the Board of Health (or Media Borough Agent acting officially therefor)[1] may, without further notice, issue a cease operations order setting forth the unpaid fines and/or court costs and cause the premises to be vacated of all employees, patrons and occupants until all such charges are paid.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Board of Health of the Borough of Media was dissolved 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1157. It stated "To the extent any duties performed by the Board of Health are not assumed by the County Department of Health, such duties shall be assumed by the Borough Health Officer or the Borough Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee."
(2) 
Any cease operations order shall be posted at every entrance to the premises in conspicuous places clearly visible to the public and shall remain posted until removed by the Board of Health.
(a) 
The violator shall promptly notify the Board when payment has been made.
(b) 
When the Board is satisfied that no unpaid fines/costs remain, it shall remove every cease operations order which has been posted.
C. 
Appeals.
(1) 
From license denial or revocation. Any person whose application for any license has been denied, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, may appeal to the Borough Council, provided that such request for an appeal-hearing is made in writing within five working days from the receipt of such order.
(2) 
From penalties and/or cease operations order. Any person who is aggrieved by an order directed to him or requiring any action, forbearance, or in compliance from him, including respective payment of any penalties ascribed therein, may appeal to the Borough Council, provided that such request for an appeal-hearing is made in writing within five working days from the receipt of such order.
(a) 
Compliance with an order. While an appeal from an order is pending, compliance with such order shall be required unless the Board finds, and certifies in writing in such order, that compliance may be postponed until the adjudication of the subject appeal.
(b) 
Fines. Any fines assessed due to a violation ascribed in such order must be paid immediately, although an appeal from the order may be pending. In the case of a successful appeal, the amount of the fine(s) will be returned to the appellant within 10 working days of the adjudication of the matter(s).
(3) 
Once an appeal has been established, adjudicatory responsibilities exist with Borough Council. The borough must respond to the appellant with the scheduled date and time of the appeal-hearing within five working days. The Borough Council then has 10 additional working days in which to hear the appeal.
(a) 
Notification of appeal-hearing date and time shall be given to appellant, when and where possible, by both phone and mail.
(b) 
In case of unreasonable inconvenience or burden placed upon appellant due to the date and time of the appeal-hearing as originally scheduled by Borough Council, the appellant, upon receiving notification of the appeal-hearing, shall have two working days in which to request and receive an alternate appeal-hearing date and time.
(4) 
Upon completion of an appeal-hearing, Borough Council has 10 working days in which to adjudicate the disputed matter subject to the appeal-hearing and notify appellant as to the outcome and result of the adjudication.