[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown
at time of adoption of Code 5-6-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991 (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As a legislative determination, it is deemed necessary to the safety,
health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Tarrytown
that certain coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning machines and establishments
within said village are regulated and restricted, as hereinafter set forth,
in order to prevent injury and damage to persons and property in the village
and to eliminate conditions dangerous to the safety, health and general welfare
of said inhabitants of the village.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings herein respectively ascribed to
them:
The Code Enforcement Officer or his duly authorized representative.
Includes one or more persons, firms, partnerships or corporations
and the employees, agents or officers thereof.
Any place, whether self-service or otherwise, maintained for the
use of and by the general public for the purpose of washing, drying and/or
dry-cleaning of clothing, apparel or other fabrics or household articles by
or in automatic or coin-operated machines, except, however, such places in
private homes and apartment houses used solely by residents thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate
a coin-operated laundry and/or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment in
any premises in the Village of Tarrytown without a license therefor.
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct
a coin-operated laundry and/or a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
shall be in writing upon a form to be furnished by the Village Clerk and shall
state the specific location of such establishment and the number and type
of all machines to be maintained therein. Before issuing any such license,
the Village Clerk shall cause all necessary investigations to be made of the
premises described in such application for the purpose of determining whether
the provisions of all applicable state, county, health and local laws, ordinances
and regulations are fully complied with.
If the investigation demonstrates that such premises conform to the
provisions of this chapter and other laws relating thereto, the Village Clerk
shall issue or cause to be issued a license authorizing such applicant to
establish, maintain, conduct or operate a coin-operated laundry and/or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment at the place and with the number of machines as
specified and designated in such application for and during the period of
such license.
Prior to the issuance of a coin-operated laundry and/or a coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment license, each applicant therefor shall pay an annual
license fee as adopted by resolution of the Board of Trustees[1] for each machine installed therein for the license period from
June 1 to May 31 and shall furnish a continuing bond in the amount as adopted
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[2] Such bond shall be executed by a duly authorized surety company
and be approved as to form by the Village Attorney, shall be payable to the
Village of Tarrytown and shall be conditioned upon the licensee's compliance
with the provisions of this chapter and upon the further condition that the
licensee will pay to said village any fine, penalty or other obligation within
30 days of its final imposition.
Each such license shall expire on the 31st day of May following the
date of its issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Village Clerk.
Such license shall not be transferable from person to person or from the location
for which it is originally issued.
The Village Administrator may, at any time, for violation of this chapter
or of any applicable law, regulation or ordinance or such other cause as the
Village Administrator, upon investigation and after a hearing, deems sufficient,
suspend or revoke any license granted under the provisions of this chapter.
Notice, in writing, of the proposed suspension or revocation and the reason
or reasons therefor and of the time and place of a hearing to be held thereon
by the Village Administrator shall be served upon the licensee, either personally
or by certified or registered mail to the business address given in the application,
at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Whenever any license shall be so revoked,
no refund of any unearned portion of the license fee shall be made. No license
shall be granted to any person whose license has been revoked within a period
of two years from the date of such revocation, except in the discretion of
the Village Administrator.
A.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used by
the general public unless under the continuous, direct supervision of an employee
or owner of the coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment.
B.
There shall be posted and conspicuously displayed and
maintained in coin-operated laundry establishments, at all times, a legible
sign, on a form to be provided by the Village Clerk, stating the name, address
and telephone number of the owner or managing agent, which telephone number
shall be listed at police headquarters for emergency assistance. There shall
be posted and conspicuously displayed and maintained, at all times, on the
premises the license issued by the Village Clerk. The operator of any such
establishment shall maintain on the premises a supply of cards to be used
by persons who demand a refund based upon the failure of the machine to operate.
All coin-operated laundry and/or dry-cleaning machines and locations
must be approved by the Code Enforcement Officer prior to the installation
of machinery. A floor plan showing the business premises and the location,
type and manner of installation of all equipment shall be submitted with each
license application.
A.
No coin-operated dry-cleaning licensee shall permit or
allow such machines to be used by any person who is less than 12 years of
age. A suitable sign indicating such age restriction must be prominently posted
and maintained on the premises.
B.
All coin-operated dry-cleaning machines shall be fitted
with a device which will 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 and from the drum
in which the same shall be placed.
C.
In the event that perchloroethylene 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 perchloroethylene
or any chlorinated hydrocarbon is masked or altered in any fashion or if the
concentration of solvent vapor of such perchloroethylene or chlorinated hydrocarbon
is greater than 40 parts of such vapor to 1,000,000 parts of air at any time
and anywhere in such machines or appurtenant equipment.
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 and patrons of such establishment.
E.
Spotting operations utilizing flammable liquid shall
not be permitted in this type of occupancy.
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 shall consist of the individual exhaust
on each dry-cleaning machine, scavenger ducts strategically located, exhaust
fans for the enclosure behind such machines and the front grill of loading-door
air intakes on each machine.
H.
The central exhaust ventilating system for dry-cleaning
machines as described above shall be operated continuously while the premises
are open to the public. The vapor removal system shall be interlocked with
the dry-cleaning machines so that the latter cannot be operated without actuating
the exhaust system. The manifolded exhaust system shall exhaust to the outside,
shall not terminate within 25 feet of any building opening, shall not expose
the passing public and shall be located as remotely as possible from appliance
air intakes. In addition to the individual exhaust for the vapor from each
such machine, 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 velocity of at least 100 feet
per minute.
I.
Provisions must be made for 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 limit vapor accumulation and 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 four-inch 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 can 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.
Each self-service or coin-operated laundry or dry-cleaning
establishment shall be provided with a portable fire extinguisher of the carbon
dioxide or dry-chemical type.
O.
Each day or after the specified number of cycles recommended
by the manufacturer, dry-cleaning machines shall be serviced, including but
not limited to:
(1)
Adding charged solvent to restore the main supply.
(2)
Cleaning the button trap and the lint bag, trap or screen.
(3)
Cleaning the tank sump and removing the sludge.
(4)
Adding filter aids to dispersers.
(5)
Resetting the cycle counter, if one is provided.
(6)
Emptying the water from the separator.
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 laundry and dry-cleaning 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 licensee. 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 plants shall utilize only
solvents classified as nonflammable or as nonflammable at ordinary temperatures
and uses.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and due
posting and shall be applicable to existing coin-operated laundry and/or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishments.
