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.
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.
[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.