The words, terms or phrases listed below, for the purposes of
this Article, shall be defined and interpreted as follows:
CLEANING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENT
Shall mean any place of business conducted for the purpose
of cleaning, dyeing, sorting or renovating of clothing or wearing
apparel that may be brought to said place of business or collected
by said establishment and brought to said location, wherein all of
the work is done by or under the supervision of the owner of said
business.
CUSTOMER AREA
Shall mean that portion of the establishment to which the
general public is permitted access.
HEALTH AUTHORITY
Shall mean the Board of Health as prescribed by Title 26, Chapter
3, Section 1, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 26:3-1, or an authorized representative thereof.
LAUNDRY
Shall mean a place of business conducted for the purpose
of laundering items that may be brought to said place of business
or collected by said establishments and brought to said location,
wherein all the work is done by or under the supervision of the owner
of said business.
MAINTENANCE AREA
Shall mean that portion of the establishment to which the
customer is not permitted access and used for general maintenance
and storage purposes.
PRIVATE LAUNDERETTE
Shall mean a laundry facility maintained in an apartment
building designed for occupancy by more than four (4) families, which
contains coin-operated laundry equipment available for use of the
residents of such apartment to launder items brought by them to such
facility, which equipment is used and operated by such residents bringing
the laundry to said facility.
PUBLIC LAUNDERETTE
Shall mean a place of business open to the general public
which provides coin-operated equipment to be used by patrons to launder
items brought by them to said establishment, which equipment is used
and operated by said patrons bringing the laundry to said place of
business.
SOLVENT
Shall mean any cleaning fluid which is free of additives
to mask the odor classified by the National Board of Fire Underwriters
as nonflammable at ordinary temperatures, and not more toxic than
the generally accepted threshold limit value for perchlorethylene
as promulgated by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists.
The Board of Health shall inspect establishments as often as
is deemed necessary. The permit holder or his representative shall
permit access to any portion of the establishment for the purposes
of making such an inspection.
Permits issued under authority of this Article may be suspended,
revoked or reinstated by the Board of Health.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine of not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars nor more than one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars, each day the same is violated shall be deemed
and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.