[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of
Wood-Ridge 9-7-1961 by Ord. No. 1-61 (Ch. 262 of the 1986 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees and applications — See Ch. 548.
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the
following meanings:
An establishment or place of business conducted for the purpose
of washing, cleaning, drying and laundering clothes and other washable
materials that may be brought to said establishment or place of business
by customers and wherein the work is done in machines, coin-operated
or otherwise, located on the premises, by the customers themselves
or by or under the supervision of the owners or operators of said
establishment or place of business for said customers, and shall include
a "laundromat," "wash-o-mat," "washeteria" and similar names and types
under which laundering of the self-service type is carried on.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity,
including the agents thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
operate any launderette without securing from the Board of Health
a license for said purpose. A separate license shall be required for
each establishment. Said license shall expire on the 31st day of December
following the date of its issuance.
[Amended 11-6-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86]
The annual license fee for the full year, or any portion thereof, shall be at the rate as set forth in Chapter 548, Fees and Applications.
A.
The entire premises shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times.
B.
All areas where the actual work of washing or laundering is performed
shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient natural
or artificial light.
C.
All walls shall be covered with nonabsorbent paint, cement or other
impervious material.
D.
There shall be available an adequate supply of water for flushing
and cleaning purposes.
E.
All machines shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
F.
The floor shall be kept clean and dry.
G.
No unnecessary or unreasonable noise or vibration shall be permitted,
and the machinery shall be so maintained that it will not constitute
an annoyance to residents in the neighborhood, nor will it constitute
a detriment to the well-being of persons residing in the area.
H.
No diapers or any other articles containing bodily excrement or discharges
shall be permitted to be washed on the premises.
I.
Automatic controls.
(1)
Each machine used for washing or laundering shall be supplied with
an automatic control capable of providing for a process adequate to
clean articles of any description, which process shall require not
more than 30 minutes of operation consisting of washing with a recognized
detergent and three rinses with water to a temperature of 180°
F. during the entire cleaning process.
(2)
Each machine may provide an automatic control capable of providing
for a process requiring not more than 20 minutes of operation with
water to be a temperature of 130° F. for the washing of perishable
materials, such as woolens, blankets and similar fabrics.
J.
All dryers shall be required to provide, when in operation, a temperature
of not less than 200° F.
K.
It shall be unlawful for any launderette to be open for the conduct
of business on any day of the week other than between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. prevailing time.
[Amended 12-17-1962 by Ord. No. 1-62]
L.
No food or beverages shall be sold or consumed on the premises.
M.
All machines shall be kept thoroughly clean and in a sanitary condition
at all times.
N.
Machines shall be kept in working order.
O.
Machines not in working order shall be repaired immediately or designated
"not in use."
P.
No detergent or chemicals shall be used which are deemed to be harmful
to or which interfere with the operation of the Wood-Ridge sewer disposal
plant or system.
Q.
No water from the operation of the launderette shall be discharged
into the storm sewers or drainage structures of the Borough.
A.
The operation of a launderette in violation of the provisions of
this chapter or the commission of any act in violation of any of the
provisions thereof is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental
to the public health.
B.
All acts which are declared and defined by this chapter to constitute
a nuisance shall be abated and removed by the owners or operators
of the premises wherein the same exists upon notice from the Board
of Health.
C.
If the owners or operators, when notified, shall not comply with
the notice or order, the Board of Health shall abate the nuisance.
[Amended 11-6-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86]
A.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other association
of persons who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter or with any order of the Board of Health or its representative
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine, at the discretion of
the court imposing it, of not less than $2 nor more than $500.
B.
Each day during which a violation shall continue shall constitute
a separate offense.
