[Adopted 1-12-1960 by G.O. No. 2-1960; amended in its entirety 7-2-1991 by G.O. No. 15-1991]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein respectively ascribed to them:
CLERK
The City Clerk of the City of Yonkers.
COMPTROLLER
The Comptroller of the City of Yonkers.
CORPORATION COUNSEL
The Corporation Counsel of the City of Yonkers.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Office of Licensing, who is also referred to as the Consumer Protection Officer in Article IIIA of the Charter, and shall include the designee of the Director, unless otherwise provided.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
LAUNDROMAT
Any self-service place operated by the general public for the purpose of washing and/or drying clothing, apparel or other fabric, whether by automatic machines or otherwise.
PERSON
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities of any kind which are capable of being sued.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate a laundromat without having procured a license to conduct such business from the Director.
A. 
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct a laundromat shall be in writing and shall state the specific location where said business is to be established, maintained and operated and the maximum number of persons to be employed therein. The Director, before issuing any such license, shall cause an investigation to be made of the premises named and described in such application, for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of the Yonkers Fire and Building Code[1] and all other applicable state and local safety and fire regulations are fully complied with. All of the machines used in the operation of the laundromat shall be equipped with an automatic safety device or devices approved by the Director.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part VI, Fire and Buildings, of this Code.
B. 
If the Director shall be satisfied that the proposed laundromat and the premises where it is located conform to the provisions of this article and other laws relating thereto, the Director shall issue or cause to be issued a license authorizing such applicant to establish, maintain, conduct or operate a laundromat at the place designated in such application for and during the period of such license.
[Amended 8-12-2004 by G.O. No. 5-2004; 6-26-2012 by G.O. No. 9-2012; 6-1-2017 by G.O. No. 8-2017]
Prior to the issuance of a license to establish, maintain and operate a laundromat, each applicant therefor shall pay an annual fee in the sum of $45 for each washing and/or drying machine on the premises to the Comptroller and furnish a bond to the Director in the amount of $5,000. The bond shall be executed with two or more sureties or a duly authorized surety company approved by the Director, shall be payable to the City of Yonkers and shall be conditioned for compliance with the provisions of this article and any amendment thereto, and upon the further condition that the licensee will pay to the City any fine, penalty or any other obligation within 30 days of its imposition, and shall be subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel.
Each such license shall expire on the 31st of December following the date of its issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Director and shall not be transferable from person to person nor from the location for which it is originally issued.
A. 
Each licensee shall notify the Director promptly of any proposed sale, assignment or change of ownership of the premises affected hereunder.
B. 
Only automatic currency-operated laundromats shall be operated on Sundays.
[Amended 3-10-2015 by G.O. No. 6-2015]
C. 
The time for the operation of laundromats shall be restricted to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and during other hours the operation of laundromats will be permitted if an attendant is present.