As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CAR WASH
An establishment or place of business wherein motor vehicles
are driven, pulled, pushed, moved or conveyed in any manner through
a machine or series of machines or other apparatus designed to clean,
wash, dry or polish said vehicles, whether said work is done for or
by members of the general public. "Car wash" shall also mean any establishment
or place of business wherein motor vehicles are cleaned, washed, dried
or polished by means of manual labor.
LAUNDERETTE
An establishment or place of business conducted for the purpose
of washing, cleaning, laundering or drying clothes, fabrics or other
materials brought to said establishment or place of business by individuals,
and wherein the work is done by machines, coin-operated or otherwise,
located on the premises, by the individuals themselves or by or under
the supervision of the owners or operators of said establishment or
place of business for said individual. Launderette shall not be intended
to mean a facility located in a garden-type apartment complex for
use by tenants of said complex.
[Amended 2-26-85 by Ord. No. 85-2]
LAUNDRY
An establishment or place of business conducted for the purpose
of washing, cleaning, laundering or drying clothes, fabrics or other
materials that may be brought to said establishment or place of business
by customers, or which are collected or brought to said place of business
or establishment by or under the supervision and control of the owners
or operators of said establishment or place of business, and where
all or any part of the work to be done is performed on said premises
by or under the supervision and control of the owners or operators
of said establishment or place of business, provided that "laundry"
shall not be intended to mean establishments which launder clothes,
fabrics or other materials exclusively by dry-cleaning methods. Laundry
shall not be intended to mean a facility located in a garden-type
apartment complex for use by tenants of said complex.
[Amended 2-26-85 by Ord. No. 85-2]
PERSON
Any individual, group, partnership, corporation or association.
It shall be unlawful to conduct a launderette in any residential
building; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to a residential
building in which there is located washing and laundry facilities
operated and used for the exclusive benefit of the occupants of said
building. Launderettes so operated for the exclusive benefit of residents
of the building shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
The Property Maintenance Officer or Sanitary Inspector of the
municipality shall inspect establishments defined in this chapter
as often as he deems necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements
hereof.
Any person who shall violate any part of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $100 nor less than
$25 for each offense. Each day that said violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.