For the purpose of this chapter, the following
definitions shall apply:
LAUNDERETTE
Shall be deemed to have the same definition and be synonymous
with "laundromat."
LAUNDROMAT
That premises used in whole or in part for the operation
of self-service washing and/or drying machines, whether the same be
coin-operated or by payment of a fee for the use thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to operate, maintain or use in any public or quasi-public
place or in any building, store or other place where the public is
invited, any laundromat or launderette where a washing machine or
clothes drier is used without first having obtained a license covering
said machine or machines from the Borough Clerk as hereinafter provided.
This provision shall not apply to washing machines and clothes driers
in residential buildings used solely by and for the convenience and
service of the residents.
All applications for licenses shall be filed
with the Borough Clerk. Such application shall show the name of the
applicant, post office address and location of the premises to be
licensed and the number of machines to be licensed upon the said premises.
Said application shall be accompanied by a letter or other writing
from the South Plainfield Sewerage Authority stating that sanitary
sewers are available to said premises and that the proposed use in
said location has been approved by said Sewerage Authority. Said license
when issued shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises
where the machine or machines shall be located. Applications for such
license and the annual renewal shall be made on forms provided by
the Borough Clerk and filed by the applicant with the Borough Clerk.
No license shall be issued or renewed until
the premises have been inspected and the application has been approved
by the Health Officer, the Building Inspector and the Chiefs of the
Fire and Police Departments or their respective authorized agents.
All inspections and reports shall be made within 30 days from the
filing of the application. A signed, written report of said inspections
shall be filed with the department making said inspection and with
the Borough Clerk, and there shall also be filed with the Borough
Clerk either an approval for the issuance of said license or, if the
same is not approved, the reasons therefor. Upon disapproval of any
application, the disapproving agency or official shall, within five
days after the license has been disapproved, notify the applicant
in writing of said disapproval and the reasons therefor. The Borough
Clerk shall have five days after the license has been approved by
all of the persons or departments required to approve the same within
which to issue said license.
Licenses shall be issued for a period of not
more than one year and shall expire on the first day of July of each
year. The license shall be issued for each premises occupied or used
as a laundromat or launderette and the fee shall be paid when the
license is issued and for each renewal thereof. The fee for each license
and for each renewal shall be $35 plus $1 for each machine or drier
in excess of 25.
No machinery used in any laundromat or launderette
shall be operated in such a manner as to create any noises or vibrations
to the detriment of the occupants of the premises or the surrounding
neighborhood.
Every laundromat or launderette shall have an
attendant on duty during all hours the premises are open to the public.
Such attendant shall be thoroughly familiar with the operation of
all equipment on the premises.
No laundromat or launderette shall be open between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., prevailing time.
No license issued under this chapter shall be
assigned or transferred except by resolution of the Mayor and Council,
unless the same be done at the time of renewal thereof, in which case
it shall be treated as an original application by the new applicant.