[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-1]
a. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in the City to operate or conduct any laundry, launderette, or cleaning or dyeing establishment or installation, where articles are processed, in or on any premises in the City, except installation in buildings erected solely and exclusively for residential purposes for the sole use of tenants thereof, until a license therefor has first been obtained from the Director of the Department of Finance and/or his designee.
b. 
This section shall not apply to establishments or installations of the type referred to in paragraph a. wherein no washing, cleaning or dyeing is done on the premises.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-2; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
Applications for licenses under this chapter and for annual renewals thereof, shall be made on forms to be provided by the Division of Tax Abatements/Special Taxes, and filed by the applicant in the Department. The license fee shall accompany each application for license or renewal thereof. The approval of the Division of Fire and of the Construction Code Official of the Department of Engineering, in accordance with ordinances and regulations governing the subject, shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of each license and of each annual renewal.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 14:6-3; Ord. 6 S+FF, 6-25-1986 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 8-3-2016 § 17; amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 6PSF-a(s), 12-21-2021]
a. 
Every person operating or conducting any laundry, launderette, or cleaning or dyeing establishment or installation shall pay an biennial license fee of $200.
b. 
Every person operating or conducting any coin operated dry cleaners or launderette shall pay a biennial license fee of $100 for each machine, the maximum sum of which shall not exceed $400.
c. 
Laundry operating 24 hours a day or past the normal hours of operation shall pay a biennial license fee of $3,000.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-4; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 8-3-2016 § 17; amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 6PSF-a(s), 12-21-2021]
All licenses and renewals thereof shall expire biennially May 30th after its date of issuance.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-5]
The Director may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter for a violation of any of the provisions hereof, or of any regulation or order of the Director made in accordance with and to carry out the provisions of this chapter; provided, that the license shall first have been given notice of the violation and an opportunity to show cause before the Director why the license should not be suspended or revoked.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-6]
All places and spaces used for laundries, launderettes, or cleaning or dyeing establishments or installations, shall be sufficiently and properly covered with nonabsorbent paint or cement or other impervious material. There shall be an adequate supply of water for flushing and cleaning purposes available. The flooring shall be properly graded to a trapped inlet having direct connection with the house drain. Any room, building or washing or laundering facility used in the operation of laundries, launderettes, or cleaning or dyeing establishments, shall be equipped, installed and maintained in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code.[1] Sufficient toilet facilities for male and female employees of such establishments shall be provided.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section originally referred to Title 19, Plumbing Code, which was repealed by the State Uniform Construction Code. See Title VII, State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-8]
Machines used for washing, laundering, cleaning or dyeing, shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned, and shall be kept clean at all times.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-10]
The rooms in which any washing or laundering facilities are located shall be adequately ventilated and shall have a sufficient amount of natural and artificial light, as shall be required by the Health Officer.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-11]
All premises used pursuant to license under this chapter shall be maintained in conformity with all laws of the State and the provisions of these Revised General Ordinances applicable thereto.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-12]
The operation of any laundry, launderette, or cleaning or dyeing establishment shall commence not earlier than 8:00 a.m. and shall not continue after 10:00 p.m.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-13]
No machinery used in any laundry, launderette, cleaning or dyeing establishment shall be operated in such a manner as to create any noises or vibrations disturbing to the families in premises in the surrounding neighborhood.
CROSS REFERENCE: For prohibition against loud or unnecessary noises, see Section 20:3-1 of these Revised General Ordinances.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-14]
a. 
No laundry, launderette, or cleaning or dyeing establishment 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 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 the residential building. Such washing and laundering facilities shall be constructed and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
b. 
No license shall be required for the operation of the washing and laundering facilities in any such residential building. This exception does not apply to store units in buildings occupied in part for residential purposes.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:6-15]
The Director shall have the power to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the sanitary, health and plumbing provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this chapter or the State Uniform Construction Code.