[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange 11-5-69 by Ord. No. 129-69.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Any establishment within the city where wearing apparel or
any materials are brought in by a customer to be washed or dried and
the washing or drying is done by the employees of the establishment
and the apparel or material is taken away by the customer.
Any place within the city where dry cleaning is done by the
customer through the use of automatic or semiautomatic machines.
Any establishment within the city where washing or drying
of wearing apparel or any materials is done by the customer directly
through the use of automatic or semiautomatic machines.
A.
No person shall operate, maintain or use in any public or quasi-public
place or in any building, store or other such place any launderette,
self-service laundromat or self-service dry-cleaning establishment
without first having obtained a license so to do. Such license shall
be issued by the Health and Welfare Department after approval by the
Building Inspections and Code Enforcement Department.
B.
A license for the operation of self-service washing machines or drying
machines in a building erected solely and exclusively for residential
purposes, where such machines are installed for the sole use of the
tenants within such building, is not required, provided that no self-service
dry-cleaning machine or equipment is installed in such building.
[Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 16-82]
Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on December 31 following the date of issuance. No such license shall be issued unless the premises in which the business is to be conducted comply in all respects with the requirements of the fire, building and plumbing regulations of the city, nor shall any license be issued unless the provisions of this chapter are complied with. The annual license fee for the full year, or any portion thereof, shall be at the rate as provided in Chapter 88, Fees, for each washing machine, drying apparatus or dry-cleaning appliance located at each premises. A separate license shall be required for each establishment. The minimum fee for each establishment shall be as provided in Chapter 88, Fees.
A license for the operation of a self-service laundromat, launderette
or self-service dry-cleaning establishment may be revoked by the Health
Officer after notice and hearing if it shall appear that the licensed
premises are being conducted in willful disregard or disobedience
of the provisions of this chapter or in such manner as to constitute
a danger to the health, safety, welfare or morals of the people of
the city.
A.
The entire premises devoted to the conduct of a self-service laundromat
or launderette shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at
all times, and all areas where the actual work of washing or laundering
is performed shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient
natural or artificial light. All walls shall be covered with nonabsorbent
paint, cement or other impervious material. The floors of such room
or area shall have a covering of impervious material.
B.
Each machine in a self-service laundromat or launderette used for
washing or laundering articles of any description, with the exception
of perishable materials such as woolens, blankets and similar perishable
fabrics, shall be supplied with an automatic control which shall guarantee
a process requiring not more than thirty (30) minutes in operation
and which process shall consist of washing with a recognized detergent
and three (3) rinses of water to a temperature of one hundred sixty-five
degrees Fahrenheit (165° F.) during the entire cleaning process.
In processing perishable materials such as woolens, blankets or similar
perishable fabrics, the temperature of the water shall not exceed
one hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit (130° F.), and such process
shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes in operation.
C.
In all cases where a drying apparatus is used, the temperature of
such apparatus shall at all times be not less than two hundred degrees
Fahrenheit (200° F.).
No self-service laundromat or launderette shall permit diapers
or any other materials containing bodily excrement or discharges to
remain outside the premises. All such articles shall be washed in
machines especially designated for such purpose, and all such machines
so designated for such purpose shall be appropriately and conspicuously
marked and shall not be used for any other purpose.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any laundromat or launderette
to receive from any person, or for any person to deliver to any laundromat
or launderette, any materials that come from a residence or other
premises quarantined by reason of the presence of a communicable disease
within such residence or premises. Every laundromat or launderette
shall have posted in conspicuous places in all rooms open to the public
that it is unlawful to deliver to such laundromat or launderette any
items from any such residence or other premises which is so quarantined.
A.
Before any person shall engage in or be given a license to engage
in and operate a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment, that person
shall comply with the following:
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 57-2022]
(1)
There shall be submitted to the City Clerk a floor plan indicating
the building outline and the location and description of each piece
of equipment to be contained therein. Such plan shall, when submitted,
bear the approval of both the Department of Building Inspections and
Code Enforcement and the Health Department.
(2)
The premises wherein the business is to be conducted shall consist
of a one-story building with a concrete floor. No portion of such
building shall be occupied as a residence or dwelling.
(3)
The solvents used in the dry-cleaning operation shall be stored in
closed containers and shall be transferred from the containers in
a line free from leaks.
(4)
Filter residue and other residues containing solvent shall be disposed
of so as not to create a health hazard or nuisance. A covered metal
container shall be used for temporary storage outside the building.
(5)
Respiratory protective equipment shall be provided for maintenance
personnel and shall be kept in good repair and available for immediate
use.
(6)
A utility fire extinguisher of either the carbon-dioxide or dry-chemical
type shall be provided for use against electrical or oil fires.
(7)
Only the front or customer side of the dry-cleaning machine shall
be exposed in the customer area. The working or maintenance portion
of the equipment should be separated from the front of the machine
by a solid partition. As a means of minimizing any solvent buildup
in the customer area and also to control any minor solvent leakage,
it is required that there be a minimum flow rate from the customer
area through the partition as follows:
|
Number of Machines
|
Minimum Flow Rate per Machine
(cubic feet per minute)
|
|---|---|
|
1 - 3
|
500
|
|
4 - 9
|
400
|
|
9-16
|
375
|
|
17 or more
|
360
|
(8)
The exhaust ventilation shall be provided on a continuous basis while
the premises are open for business. The fan wiring shall be such that
the dry-cleaning equipment cannot be operated unless the fan system
is in operation. Where grille openings are to be installed in the
partition to facilitate air movement, they should be sized on the
basis of five hundred (500) cubic feet per minute, per square foot
of net grille area and should be placed as close to the machines as
possible. Access doors to the maintenance area shall be kept locked.
(9)
The floor of the enclosure or machine base shall be so constructed
as to hold a liquid volume equal to the maximum quantity of solvent
which might escape from the entire system. A drainage system shall
be provided in the event of a leak. Such drainage shall be accomplished
by gravity flow with the solvent transferred to a standby holding
tank, and such tank shall be vented to the outside.
(10)
A general ventilation fan shall be installed in the back room or maintenance area to be used in case of serious solvent leakage. This fan may be installed in the rear wall and, when combined with the system required in Subsection A(7) of this section, shall enable the exhausting of a minimum of one thousand (1,000) cubic feet per minute, per machine.
(11)
The cleaning equipment shall be provided with an exhaust system
capable of maintaining a minimum of one hundred (100) feet per minute
face velocity through the loading door whenever the door is open.
The duct work connections from this system shall be sealed (soldered
or taped), and the discharge stack shall be extended to a minimum
height of five (5) feet above the roofline.
(12)
An interlock system shall be provided on the machine to prevent
the loading door from being opened during the normal cycle. This system
shall be either electrical or mechanical and so connected that, in
the event of a power failure, the loading door shall lock.
(13)
A step-by-step instruction list shall be posted in a conspicuous
location near the machine for customer use.
[Amended 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 57-2022]
(14)
A solvent vapor-sensing device within the tumbler shall be required
to control the drying cycle and to prevent the removal of solvent-laden
garments.
(15)
The machine design shall be such that no solvent is retained
in the cleaned items upon completion of the dry-cleaning cycle.
(16)
It is the responsibility of the proprietor to make certain that
all clothing which cannot be properly cleaned and dried will not be
placed in the machines.
(17)
The machines should be checked daily and kept in good repair.
All maintenance personnel should be familiar with necessary machine
repairs and instructed as to the solvent hazards.
(18)
Solvent control is to be such that, under normal operation and
use conditions, no solvent odor can be detected in the customer area.
(19)
Only the solvent specified by the equipment manufacturer shall
be used.
(20)
A supply of tempered [heated to sixty degrees or sixty-five
degrees Fahrenheit (60° or 65° F.) makeup air equal to or
greater than the total volume of air exhausted from the plant should
be provided in order to eliminate any negative pressure conditions
which might otherwise develop.
(21)
Solvent-contaminated air shall be kept out of the air intakes
of all combustion equipment.
(22)
Exhaust ventilation stacks from dry-cleaning machines shall
be located as far as possible from combustion air or drier air intakes.
(23)
The proprietor shall provide the Health and Welfare Department
with detailed installation, operation and maintenance manuals from
the manufacturer.
B.
If, after inspection by the Health and Welfare Department, it is
found that one (1) or more of the requirements set out in this section
are not being complied with, then the Health and Welfare Department
can close the premises to the public until such requirements are met.
This provision is in addition to the penalties provided for violation
of this chapter.
[Amended 9-3-85 by Ord. No. 36-85; 2-4-86 by Ord. No. 9-86; 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 57-2022]
No laundromat, launderette or self-service dry-cleaning establishment
shall open for business before 7:00 a.m. and/or remain open for business
after 12:00 a.m. on any day, and a competent, trained attendant shall
either be present or on-call at all times while the business is open
to the public. Administrative functions necessary and incidental to
operation of a laundromat, launderette or self-service dry-cleaning
establishment (e.g., cleaning, stocking, accounting, maintenance,
etc.) may be conducted after 12:00 a.m. and/or before 7:00 a.m. on
any day, so long as the business is not open to the public during
those hours.
[Added 5-18-1982 by Ord.
No. 16-82]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both.
