It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any launderette
in the borough without having first obtained a license therefor. Application
for such license shall be filed with the Borough Clerk. Said application
shall state the name and address of the person who will operate the
launderette, the exact location of the premises and the size thereof,
where said launderette will be operated and the maximum daily amount
of water which will be used in connection therewith. A separate application
and license shall be required for each establishment. Each license
shall expire on the 31st day of December following the date of issuance.
No license shall be issued unless the premises in which the launderette
is to be operated complies in all respects with the requirements,
regulations and provisions of the Fire Department, Board of Health,
Building Code and Zoning Ordinances of the borough. The annual license fee for the full year or any portion
thereof shall be at the rate of $5.00 for each washing machine installed;
provided, however, that the minimum fee shall be $25.00.
The entire premises devoted to the operation of the launderette
and all machines used in connection therewith shall be kept in a clean
and sanitary condition. The floor shall be kept clean and dry. The
premises shall be adequately ventilated and provided with sufficient
natural or artificial light. The walls of said premises shall be covered
with nonabsorbent paint, cement or other impervious material. All
plumbing work shall at all times be kept in good condition and state
of repair. Said launderette shall be operated in such manner as always
to comply in all respects with the requirements, regulations and provisions
of the Fire Department, Board of Health, Building Code and Zoning
Ordinance of the borough and all the laws of the State of New Jersey.
No machinery used in the operation of a launderette shall be
operated in such manner as to cause unnecessary or unreasonable vibration
to the annoyance of residents in the surrounding neighborhood or to
the detriment of the well-being of the neighborhood or the premises
in the neighborhood.
No launderette shall begin operations before 7:00 a.m. or to
continue after 11:00 p.m., except that machines which have been started
before 11:00 p.m. need not be stopped until the operation has been
completed, but no machine shall be started for use at or after 11:00
p.m.
No diapers or other articles containing bodily excrement or
discharges shall be permitted to remain around the premises but shall
as speedily as possible be placed in washing machines especially designated
for such purpose, and all such machines so designated shall be appropriately
and conspicuously marked and shall not be used for any other purpose.
No launderette shall be permitted to operate unless an attendant shall be on the premises at all times during the hours of operation as enumerated in §
40-5.
If any section, clause, sentence or provision of this chapter
shall be found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining sections,
clauses, sentences and provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby
but shall be and remain in full force and effect.
This chapter shall take effect after final passage and publication
as required by law.