[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hackensack:
Article 1, 9-17-1962 as Ord. No. 777;
Article II, 10-5-1959 (Ord. No. 717) as
Ch. 5, Article XIII, of the 1959 Revised Ordinances. Sections 78-1, 78-2A
and C, 78-4A, 78-6 and 78-24 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Article I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 70.
Fire prevention — See Ch.
88.
Licenses and permits — See Ch.
107.
Plumbing — See Ch. 123.
[Adopted 9-17-1962 as Ord. No. 777]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COIN-OPERATED DRY CLEANING
The cleaning of textiles, fabrics, garments or other articles by
the use of any solvent other than water in a dry-cleaning unit used or designed
to be used by the general public. For the purpose of this definition, the
term "used by the general public" shall be deemed to refer to the insertion
of such textiles, fabrics, garments or other articles into a dry-cleaning
unit or the removal of the same from such unit by a person or persons other
than an owner, operator or employee of the dry-cleaning establishment.
ENFORCING OFFICIAL
The Fire Department and/or Health Department of the City of Hackensack.
SOLVENT
The cleaning fluid used in the dry-cleaning unit.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment in the City of Hackensack without first obtaining
a license therefor. No other permit or license for the operation of a coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment shall be required under any other ordinance of
the City of Hackensack.
B. Application for such license shall be filed with the
Fire Department of the City of Hackensack.
C. The application requirements shall be as indicated in §
107-6B of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, and in addition the following information shall be provided:
(1) The name, address and authorized officer of the person
engaged to install the equipment and the name or names of maintenance personnel
and their telephone numbers (the Fire Department shall be notified of changes
in the names and telephone numbers of maintenance personnel).
(2) The exact location of the premises and the size thereof.
(3) The number of coin-operated dry-cleaning machines, with
make and model numbers, which are to be installed.
D. The application shall have the consent of the owner of
the premises attached thereto.
E. No license shall be issued unless the premises comply
in all respects with fire, health, plumbing and zoning regulations of the
city.
A. When application for a license to operate a coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment is made, such application shall be accompanied
by four sets of plans and specifications showing building outline, all equipment
to be used and installation details thereof.
B. Such establishments shall be permitted only in a one-story
masonry building, which building shall be so constructed that there are no
hidden corners or places in the establishment when viewed from the public
street. No such establishment will be permitted in any building occupied in
part for dwelling purposes.
A. The annual license fee for the full year shall be as set forth in Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits.
B. Each license shall expire on December 31 of each year.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment shall operate without first
obtaining a certificate of occupancy from the Department of Building, Housing
and Land Use, which Department, prior to issuance of such certificate of occupancy,
will ascertain the compliance by the applicant with the terms of this Article
and of any other applicable and relevant ordinance, regulation or law.
Any license granted hereunder may be suspended or revoked in accordance with Article
VII of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits.
All installations of coin-operated dry-cleaning units must meet the
requirements of all state and city regulations.
The solvent used in said units shall be the cleaning fluid specified
by the equipment manufacturer and shall be free of additives to mask the odor.
It shall be classified as nonflammable at ordinary temperatures and shall
not be more toxic than perchlorethylene.
Only the front of the dry-cleaning machine shall extend into the customer
area. The remainder of each machine shall be separated from the customer area
by solid partition. This partition may be constructed as a non-load-bearing
double-faced wall structure to extend from floor to ceiling. Access door to
the enclosure back of the machines shall be self-closing, metal clad and locked
to prevent access from the customer area.
The enclosure for the machines shall not be interconnected with that
of heating devices requiring air for combustion, such as gas dryers, water
heaters and boiler-heating plants. This heating equipment must obtain air
for combustion from the outside atmosphere.
All portions of the coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments shall
be adequately ventilated.
A. No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used by
the general public unless under the continual direct supervision of a competent
attendant. The attendant shall be not less than 21 years of age.
B. No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used by
any person who is less than 17 years of age. A suitable sign warning of such
age restriction shall be prominently posted.
C. No person shall use spotting equipment containing flammable
material in a coin-operated or self-service dry-cleaning establishment.
All coin-operated dry-cleaning machines shall be fitted with a device
which would prevent the opening of the door of any such machine while such
machine is in operation and until all solvent vapors have been removed from
any textile, fabric, garment or other article being cleaned and from the drum
in which the same is placed.
All heat-producing devices must be installed in accordance with the
Fire Prevention Code of the City of Hackensack.
A. No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used unless
directly behind any such machine there shall be quick-opening valves and pipes
leading to a buried drain tank outside of the building of sufficient size
to accept all solvent contained in all coin-operated dry-cleaning machines
in the establishment. The quick-opening valves and pipes shall be so arranged
as to cause solvent to drain into such tank by means of gravity flow.
B. The machines shall be installed on a concrete base around
the edge of which there shall be a four-inch dike, making a reservoir to contain
any liquids that may leak out of the machines. The reservoir shall drain directly
to the pipes leading into the buried drain tank above referred to.
In any coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment, solvent storage tanks,
vaporproof power box or boxes and other sources of danger shall be so situated
as to be inaccessible to the general public.
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 into
the street or to an area outside of the building leading to the street.
A. 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 in a covered shed
of noncombustible construction outside the building.
B. A respirator approved by the United States Bureau of
Mines as affording protection against organic solvent vapors shall be provided
for and used by maintenance personnel during the correction of leakages, cleaning
of the system, removal of lint and muck bags and at all times when the odor
of solvent is noticeable.
A. All exhausts shall be under positive pressure.
B. The terminal of any exhaust shall be at least 10 feet
from any window or ventilating window if said ventilating window or ventilating
opening lies on the same plane as the exhaust terminal. When the ventilating
window or other ventilating openings lie on a plane which faces in the direction
of the exhaust terminal, such terminal shall be at least 10 feet away from
the same.
C. All direct equipment exhausts or vents shall be provided
with mesh lint arresters which shall be kept clean unless lint traps are provided
on the dry-cleaning unit.
D. The total exhaust capability of all exhaust devices used
shall have a minimum capacity of 400 cubic feet per minute per machine for
normal use and 1,000 cubic feet per minute for emergency use. The rated capacities
of the exhaust fans shall appear on the equipment or its nameplate.
Each coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment shall provide the following:
A. A men's and women's restroom, each with toilet
facilities for customer use.
B. A coin-operated telephone booth located on the premises.
C. All lights in the interior of the building shall be so
arranged as to cause no glare on adjoining property.
D. All outside illuminated signs shall be so controlled
as to not be lighted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
No such dry-cleaning establishment shall permit the placing of articles
to be cleaned in any machine before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. All such
establishments shall be closed on Sundays.
A. Each coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment shall contain
indoor signs, prominently displayed, warning the customers of excessive solvent
inhalation and skin irritation from the unevaporated dry-cleaning solvent.
B. A step-by-step readily legible instruction list for operation
of the machines shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the machine
in the customer area. These instructions shall include a list of items not
to be dry-cleaned in coin-operated or self-service dry-cleaning machines,
such as those made partly or completely of plastic, rubber, leather, paper,
fur, angora or urethane.
A. The entire premises of such establishment and all machines
used therein shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Each machine
shall be inspected each day it is in operation and kept in good repair by
maintenance personnel. A record shall be kept in the maintenance area of all
inspections and repairs made.
B. 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. The floor covering in the customer area
shall be made of a material resistant to the solvents used in the machines.
C. All plumbing work shall at all times conform to the provisions
of the Plumbing Code of the City of Hackensack, and all electrical installations shall conform to the requirements
of the National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, and
shall always be kept in a good condition and state of repair.
D. The customer area shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher
approved for use against electrical or oil fires by the National Board of
Fire Underwriters.
[Adopted 10-5-1959 (Ord. No. 717)
as Ch. 5, Article XIII, of the 1959 Revised Ordinances]
A. No person shall operate or conduct any laundry, launderette, dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishment or installation where articles are processed in or upon any premises in the city, unless he has first secured a license therefor from the Fire Department in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits. This section shall not apply to such establishments or installations wherein no washing, cleaning or dyeing is done on the premises, nor shall it apply to establishments which are required to obtain licenses under Article
I of this chapter.
[Amended 8-15-1983 by Ord. No. 22-83]
B. In addition to the requirements for application as specified in §
107-6B of said Chapter
107, each application for a license issued under this Article must include a detailed description of the structure or premises wherein such operations are to be carried on and must bear the written certification of the Building Inspector and the Health Department that said establishment satisfactorily passed inspection and meets the minimum requirements under regulations and laws enforced respectively by them and their departments.
C. The fee for such license shall be as set forth in Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, said license to expire on March 1 of each year.
The operation of an laundry, launderette, dry-cleaning, cleaning or
dyeing establishment shall commence not earlier than 7:00 a.m. and shall not
continue after 10:00 p.m., prevailing time.
No laundry, launderette, dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishment
shall be operated in such a manner as to create any noises or vibrations to
the detriment of any surrounding neighborhood.
[Amended 8-15-1983 by Ord. No. 22-83]
No laundry, launderette, dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishment
shall be conducted in any building devoted exclusively to residential occupancy
or in any residential portion of a building; provided, however, that there
may be established in any such building one or more washing or laundry facilities
which shall be used solely by and for the convenience and service of the residents
of the residential building, and such washing and laundering facilities shall
be constructed and operated in accordance with the regulations and conditions
set forth under the provisions of this Article.
A. All places and spaces used for laundries, launderettes,
dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishments or installations shall be
sufficiently and properly covered with nonabsorbent paint or cement or other
impervious material. There shall be an adequate supply of water available
for flushing and cleaning purposes, and flooring shall be properly graded
to a trapped inlet having direct connection with the house drain. Any room,
building or washing or laundering facility used in the operation of laundry,
launderettes, dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishments shall be equipped,
installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions and requirements
of Chapter 70, Building Construction, of this Code. Sufficient toilet facilities
for male and female employees of such establishments shall be provided.
B. Machines used for washing, laundering, cleaning or dyeing
shall be kept clean at all times.
C. The water used shall be heated to a temperature of not
less than 180° F. and shall be maintained at that temperature during the
cleaning process.
D. The rooms in which any washing or laundering facilities
are located shall be adequately ventilated and shall have a sufficient amount
of natural and artificial light as required by the Health Department.
No household washing, garments, bedclothes or other article received
for washing, laundering, cleaning or dyeing, shall be accepted by or in any
laundry, launderette, dry-cleaning, cleaning or dyeing establishment or installation
from persons or occupants of any house under quarantine by reason of communicable
disease. Where the articles to be processed are delivered to the licensed
establishment or installation, inquiry shall be made by the licensee or his
agent of the person making delivery thereto or using the facilities thereof,
whether or not the articles to be processed have come from a person or premises
under quarantine for a communicable disease. No such articles shall be accepted
for processing if they do so originate; provided, however, that laundry from
premises where a contagious disease exists may be handled in a public laundry
or launderette if the householder presents, with the laundry, a certificate
of approval issued for that particular household by the Health Department.
All processors and all collectors, route men, employees, agents and agencies
of processors or receivers of articles to be processed shall comply with the
requirements of this section.