[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Port Chester 10-5-1964;
formerly Art. II of Ch. 169, renumbered as Ch. 204 11-3-1997
by L.L. No. 17-1997, effective 10-27-1964.
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 Port Chester
that certain laundromats within said Village of Port Chester be 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
of Port Chester.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this article, the following
words shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes a self-service place used by the general public for the
purpose of washing or drying clothing or other fabrics.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate
a laundromat without a license therefor.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to laundromats in residential
buildings, except that this exemption shall not apply to store units in buildings
occupied in part for residential purposes.
[Amended 1-6-1975; 5-12-1980
by L.L. No. 8-1980; 4-5-1982 by L.L.
No. 13-1982; 11-3-1997 by L.L. No. 17-1997]
Every person licensed pursuant to this article shall pay an annual license fee as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees.
A.Â
Washers and dryers shall be constructed so that they
will cease to function when the door is opened. Installations shall be so
designed as to prevent entrance to the rear of the washers and dryers by unauthorized
people. Washers and dryers shall be installed in accordance with the National
Electric Code, except where it is expressly provided otherwise by any ordinance
of the Village of Port Chester. Provision shall also be made so that in case
of a blower motor or gas control failure the dryer must shut off automatically.
B.Â
Boiler must be provided with a low water cut-off device
to protect the boiler from burning out should a low water condition occur.
C.Â
The platform for washers shall be so designed that any
water spilling out of a washer shall be drained off on the platform itself.
The floor of the store shall be sufficiently and properly covered with a nonabsorbent
paint or cement or other impervious material. Areas such as basements, offices,
storage places and closets shall have locked doors.
D.Â
Store layout, design and lighting shall be so planned
as to provide visibility of the complete interior of the store from the street
or sidewalk. The store shall be adequately ventilated and shall have a sufficient
amount of natural or artificial light, as shall be required by the Building
Inspector. If the store has a rear entrance from a parking area, an outside
floodlight shall be provided to satisfactorily illuminate the area leading
to the rear of the store.
E.Â
The store shall be kept clean at all times. Refuse disposal
cans must be provided and so designed so that at no time will they be uncovered.
All such laundromats shall be required to have at least one person in
attendance during the operation thereof between the hours of 12:00 midnight
and 6:00 a.m. of each and every day said laundromat is in operation.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be a disorderly
person and guilty of disorderly conduct and shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a fine of not to exceed $50, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
