[Added 4-10-2007 by Ord.
No. MC 3344]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DRY-CLEANING PLANT
Any establishment in which clothing is dry cleaned on the
premises. Such an establishment may or may not include customer drop-off
and pickup.
DRY-CLEANING SHOP
A retail establishment used primarily for the purpose of
dropping off or picking up clothing by customers for dry-cleaning
purposes. No dry cleaning is conducted on the premises, but clothing
is sent for dry-cleaning purposes off premises.
LAUNDRY/LAUNDERETTE
A business premises equipped with individual clothes-washing
machines for use of retail customers, exclusive of laundry facilities
provided as an accessory use in a residential structure.
No laundry or launderette shall be conducted in any building
devoted exclusively to residential occupation or in any residential
portion of a building, except that there may be established in any
portion of a building, except that there may be established in any
such building one or more washing or laundry facilities which shall
be used solely by and for the convenience and service of the residents
of such building. Such washing and laundering facilities shall be
constructed and operated in accordance with the regulations and conditions
set forth in and under the provisions of this chapter which are applicable
thereto.
The entire premises devoted to the business of a laundry or
launderette shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all
times, and all areas where the work of washing or laundering is performed
shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient natural
or artificial light.
All walls in premises devoted to the business of a laundry or
launderette shall be covered with nonabsorbent paint or cement or
other impervious material.
The flooring in any room or area of a laundry or launderette
where the work of washing or laundering is performed shall be of impervious
material and shall be graded and sloped to a drain properly trapped
and vented to prevent flooding or collection of wastewater due to
overflow and dripping. All plumbing work in such premises shall conform
to the provisions of the applicable codes and ordinances of the Town
and any amendment or revision of such codes and ordinances as well
as provisions of applicable laws of the state.
There shall be available in all premises devoted to the business
of a laundry or launderette an adequate supply of water for flushing
and cleaning purposes. There shall be a separate water service from
the curb sufficiently large to adequately supply all laundry devices
and in no case less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Machines used for washing or laundering in laundries and launderettes
shall be thoroughly clean before any clothes or other materials are
placed therein for cleaning. Separate hot-water heating facilities
sufficient in size and capacity to deliver water to each machine at
160° F. at all times during the cleaning process shall be provided.
All machines used in any laundry or launderette shall be mounted
and cushioned so as to prevent unreasonable noises and vibration to
the detriment of the neighbors in the immediate vicinity of the premises.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator, or any agent
or employee thereof, of any laundry or launderette to knowingly receive,
or for any person to deliver to any laundry or launderette, for any
handling, service or treatment whatever, any household washing, garments,
bedclothes or other articles which come from the occupants of any
house or premises under quarantine for a communicable disease. To
this end, every laundry or launderette shall keep a record of those
who bring articles to their establishment for handling by them, and
they shall also post a notice in a prominent part of the room where
the articles are received that it is unlawful for them to be received
or delivered for handling under such circumstances.
No laundry or launderette shall permit infants' diapers
or any other materials containing bodily excrements or discharges
to remain on the exterior portion of its premises.
[Amended 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. MC 3200; 1-28-2003 by Ord.
No. MC 3213; 3-13-2007 by Ord. No. MC 3336]
A. The operation of any laundry or launderette shall commence not earlier
than 6:00 a.m. and shall not continue after 11:00 p.m.
B. All machines shall be off and not in operation no later than 11:00
p.m. No customers shall be allowed inside the premises after 9:30
p.m. for the purpose of using the laundry facilities. However, any
customers inside the facility shall be allowed to complete the processing
of their garments.
[Added 4-10-2007 by Ord.
No. MC 3344]
Within the confines of the Township of Irvington, no dry-cleaning
plants, dry-cleaning shops, laundries or launderettes shall be located
within 1,000 feet of each other. The distance between dry-cleaning
plants, dry-cleaning shops, laundries or launderette businesses shall
be measured from the nearest entrance of the existing business to
the nearest entrance of the proposed new business, along the route
that a pedestrian would normally walk. This section shall apply to
new businesses only when measuring from an existing dry-cleaning plant,
dry-cleaning shop, laundry or launderette.