[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 381.
[Adopted 10-15-1962 as Ch.
XV of the Revised General Ordinances, as amended through 8-4-1975]
As a legislative determination, it is deemed necessary to the safety,
health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Larchmont
that certain self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning machines and establishments
within said village be regulated and restricted, as hereinafter set forth,
in order to prevent injury and damage to persons and property in the village
and to eliminate conditions which are dangerous to the safety, health and
general welfare of the inhabitants of said village.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes one or more persons, firms, partnerships or corporations
and the employees, agents or officers thereof.
The cleaning of textiles, fabrics, garments or other articles, by
the use of any solvent other than water, in a dry-cleaning unit utilized for
individual family dry-cleaning loads or as a self-service operation where
such unit is designed to be used or is used by the general public. For the
purposes of this definition, the term "used by the general public" shall be
deemed to refer to the insertion of such textiles, fabrics, garments or other
articles into a dry-cleaning unit or the removal of the same from such unit
by a person or persons other than any employee of a dry-cleaning establishment
or person owning and operating such establishment.
The machinery and equipment which is accessible to the general public
for the purpose of self-service dry cleaning, whether or not the machinery
and equipment is coin-operated.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate
a self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment in any premises in
the Village of Larchmont without a license therefor.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct
a self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment shall be in writing
and shall state the specific location where said business is to be established,
maintained and operated; the number and type of all machines to be maintained
therein; a floor plan and elevation views of all equipment and accessories,
showing compliance with the provisions of this article; the maximum number
of persons to be employed therein; and shall be in due form as required by
the Village Clerk and the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector, before
any such license is issued by the Village Clerk, shall cause an investigation
to be made of the premises named and described in such application for the
purpose of determining whether the provisions of all local, county, state
and federal laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including the provisions
of this chapter, are fully complied with. Notwithstanding compliance with
other laws, no such license will be issued unless the Village Zoning Board
of Appeals has approved the issuance of a special permit for such establishment.
A.
Prior to the issuance of a self-service coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment license, each applicant therefor shall pay to the
Village of Larchmont an annual license fee for each machine installed therein
for the license period of April 1 to March 31 and furnish a continuing bond,
such fee and bond levels to be as fixed from time to time by the Board of
Trustees. Such bond shall be executed by a duly authorized surety company,
shall be approved as to form by the Village Attorney, shall be payable to
the Village of Larchmont and shall be conditioned upon the licensee's compliance
with the provisions of this article and any amendment thereto and upon the
further condition that the licensee will pay to said village any fine, penalty
or other obligation within 30 days of its final imposition.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
B.
For licenses issued between the first day of October
and the 31st day of March, inclusive, only 1/2 of the annual license fee shall
be payable.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
The Building Inspector may, at any time, for violation of this article
or of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation or such other cause
as the Building Inspector, upon investigation, deems sufficient, temporarily
suspend any license granted under the provisions of this article. A hearing
shall be arranged before the Village Board of Trustees, who may thereafter
revoke or continue said license. Notice in writing of the proposed temporary
suspension by the Building Inspector or the proposed revocation by the Board
of Trustees and the reason or reasons therefor and of the time and place of
a hearing to be held thereon by the Board of Trustees shall be served upon
the licensee either personally or by certified or registered mail, to the
business address given in the application, at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
Whenever any license shall be so revoked, no refund of any unearned portion
of the license fee shall be made. No license shall be granted to any person
whose license has been revoked within a period of two years from the date
of such revocation, except in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
B.
Such establishments shall be limited to one-story buildings
with no basement, unless adequate provisions are made for dispersal of exhausts
above the top floor and unless an unpierced concrete floor is provided in
the dry-cleaning service area and there is no occupancy or open flame in the
basement level below the first floor.
C.
No license shall be issued to a self-service coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment which is not located at grade level or which is
located in the basement, cellar or other area which is difficult to ventilate.
No self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning machine shall be used by
the general public unless under the continued, direct supervision of a competent
Fire-Department-approved employee of such dry-cleaning establishment or a
person owning and operating such establishment. The training of such attendant
shall include knowledge of the safe operation of the machines installed and
the handling of emergency situations. A telephone other than a coin-operated
telephone shall be accessible to the attendant or other persons in case of
emergency, and such emergency telephone numbers shall be conspicuously posted
at such telephone.
Self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments may be open for
business only from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, and
shall be closed on Sundays.
A.
General operating provisions shall be as follows:
(1)
Change of ownership. Each licensee shall promptly notify
the Village Clerk of any proposed sale, assignment or change in ownership
or tenancy of the premises affected hereunder.
(2)
Age of users. No self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning
machine shall be used by any person who is less than 16 years of age. A suitable
sign of such age restriction shall be prominently posted.
(3)
Approved machines. All machinery and equipment installed
shall be Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., approved.
(4)
Solvent. Only the solvent specified by the equipment
manufacturer shall be used. Such solvents shall be limited to those approved
for Class IV cleaning plants and classified as nonflammable or as nonflammable
at ordinary temperatures and only moderately flammable at higher temperatures
and rated not over five by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., including perchlorethylene.
If perchlorethylene or any chlorinated hydrocarbon is a component part of
any solvent used in a self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning machine, then
such dry-cleaning machine or machines shall not be used if the odor of perchlorethylene
or any chlorinated hydrocarbon is masked or altered in any fashion or if the
concentration of solvent vapor of such perchlorethylene or chlorinated hydrocarbon
is greater than 100 parts of such vapor to 1,000,000 parts of air at any time
and anywhere in the establishment in which such self-service coin-operated
dry-cleaning machines are in use. Generally, no distinctive odor of such chlorinated
hydrocarbon vapor should be noticeable in the customer area at any time such
establishment is open for business.
(5)
Enclosure of service area. Only the front or customer
side of dry-cleaning machines shall be exposed in the customer area. The working
or maintenance portion of the machines shall be separated from the front of
such machines by a solid partition from floor to ceiling. Access doors to
the service area back of the machines shall be kept closed and locked. The
enclosure for the service area shall not be a part of or interconnected with
those areas that contain heating devices requiring air for combustion, such
as dryers, water heaters or boilers. No open flames or surfaces heated to
a temperature over 750º F. shall be allowed in the service area, and
gas or open flame appliances in the remainder of the building must be vented
to the outside by noncorrodible pipes.
(6)
Machine doors. All self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning
machines shall be fitted with a device which will prevent the opening of the
door of any such machine while such machine is in operation, until all solvent
vapors have been removed from any textile, fabric, garment or other article
and from the drum in which same shall be placed and in the event of mechanical
or electrical failure, except by the attendant.
(7)
Storage and equipment area. Solvent storage tanks, power
boxes and other sources of danger shall be so situated as to be inaccessible
to the general public and patrons of such establishments. Solvent for makeup
shall be stored only in closed containers which are properly labeled. The
transfer of solvent in open buckets or containers is prohibited.
(8)
Spotting. No spotting operations utilizing solvents other
than water shall be permitted on the premises except by authorized employees.
(9)
Drying time. The drying time of the operating cycle shall
be sufficient so that odor-detectable concentrations of solvent vapors are
not dispersed with the cleaned garments.
(10)
Exits. All self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments
shall have two exits, properly marked, to grade which shall be at least 25
feet apart from each other and access therefrom shall be provided to a street
or public way.
(11)
Residue; storage and disposal. Filter residue and other
residue containing solvent from such dry-cleaning machines shall be disposed
of so as not to create a health hazard or nuisance. A locked metal container
with closely fitted cover lid shall be used for temporary storage outside
the building.
(12)
Exhaust systems. An exhaust system shall be provided
for the removal of toxic vapors, shall be under static pressure by reason
of mechanical fans and shall include the following features:
(a)
Customer area.
[1]
The customer area shall be ventilated through the enclosure
into the service area and thence to the atmosphere according to the following
minimum requirements, but based on the volume of the premises:
|
Number of Machines
|
Minimum Ventilation per Machine (cubic feet per minute)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 4
|
500
| |
|
5 to 8
|
400
| |
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9 to 6
|
350
| |
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Over 16
|
300
|
[2]
This ventilation system shall be continuously operated
at all times when the establishment is open for business, and such system
should be interlocked with the dry-cleaning machines so that the latter cannot
be made available for operation without actuating this exhaust system. The
machine shall be designed so that air for ventilation of the customer area
will be drawn through the front loading door when it is open. Ventilating
air from the customer area shall be drawn through the enclosure by means of
either the front loading door, when open, or the open grill of the cabinet
housing at a face velocity of at least 100 feet per minute.
(b)
Machine. Each machine must be vented through a tumbler
exhaust duct under static pressure to the atmosphere.
(c)
Service area. The service area behind the enclosure must
be provided with a separately wired general ventilation fan to the atmosphere
to be used in emergencies such as spillage of solvent. In addition, at least
one scavenger duct for each two machines, such ducts to be connected to the
continuously operating customer area ventilation system, must be provided
to pick up vapors surrounding the equipment at the floor. The suction opening
of these scavenger ducts should be located two to four inches above the floor.
(13)
Exhaust terminations. All such exhaust system terminations
shall exhaust to the outside atmosphere, be at least seven feet above the
roof, be installed in such a manner as to provide rapid dispersal of vapors,
be located so as to prevent recirculation, be located as remotely as possible
from appliance air intakes and in no event create a nuisance or expose the
public to fumes. Discharges shall be directed away from air intake openings,
windows or ventilation openings. Such exhaust terminations shall be properly
screened and weather capped.
(14)
Makeup air; negative pressure. To compensate for the
air being continuously exhausted from the customer area and to prevent the
development of negative pressure in the premises, appropriate fresh-air intakes
must be provided to allow fresh air from the outside atmosphere to enter said
customer area. It will probably be necessary to add extra heating facilities
to heat this incoming fresh air during the winter or heating season.
(15)
Lint traps. Direct equipment exhausts and vents shall
be provided with lint traps or arrestors which shall be cleaned on a regular
maintenance schedule as determined by the Building Inspector.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
(16)
Solvent safety sump. To limit vapor accumulation and to remove solvent due to accidental spillage or failure of equipment or solvent containers, all self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning machines and also all solvent storage containers shall be installed inside a tray or dike area which shall be curbed around its perimeter to a height sufficient to retain the entire volume of solvent in the system or systems and container or containers. A separate drain system shall be installed inside the tray or dike area so as to allow the prompt drainage by gravity of the entire volume of solvent to a closed, buried storage tank of adequate size. The entire floor of the service area shall be impervious to the solvent and to water and shall be sloped to the solvent drains. Such overflow storage tanks shall be vented to the atmosphere in a similar manner to exhaust terminations, as outlined in Subsection A(13).
(17)
Fire extinguishers. Each such establishment shall be
provided with accessible, portable fire-extinguisher equipment, approved by
the Fire Department, of the carbon-dioxide or dry-chemical type, and such
extinguisher equipment shall be regularly maintained on an annual basis or
after a fire on the premises.
(18)
No pressing machines. In such self-service coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishment, commercial-type pressing machines for use by the
general public will not be permitted.
(19)
Gas mask. The attendant shall be trained in the use of
a gas mask, to be provided in an accessible location in each such establishment.
Such gas mask shall be an approved Bureau of Mines canister-type with specific
canister for the solvent used, shall be kept in good repair and available
for immediate use.
(20)
Servicing equipment. Each such dry-cleaning machine is
to be checked daily and kept in good repair, and the regular maintenance schedule
of the manufacturer is to be adhered to. All maintenance personnel shall be
familiar with all necessary machinery repairs and instructed as to the solvent
hazards.
B.
Temporary regulations. The Building Inspector may order
the temporary observance of such additional regulations as he may deem necessary
for the protection of customers, employees or the public. Such temporary regulations
shall expire, however, unless approved by the Board of Trustees at its first
regularly scheduled meeting following the imposition thereof.
A.
All self-service coin-operated dry-cleaning-machine establishments
shall prominently display lighted indoor signs warning the general public
of the danger of excessive solvent vapor inhalation and skin irritation from
unevaporated dry cleaning solvent, restriction on age of machine users, instructions
as to what types and loads of materials may not be safely put in such dry-cleaning
machine, not to use open-flame gas dryers on newly cleaned fabrics or garments,
that garments or materials which retain an odor of the cleaning solvent may
be dangerous if placed in a small, enclosed, occupied space such as an automobile,
and other pertinent precautions.
B.
A complete step-by-step instruction list for customer
use must be posted in a conspicuous location near the machines. Emergency
instructions must be included, with a telephone number for emergency assistance.
[Amended 5-4-1981 by L.L.
No. 3-1981]
Any persons committing an offense against this article shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the
offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
[Adopted 10-15-1962 as Ch.
XVI of the Revised General Ordinances, as amended through 8-4-1975]
As a legislative determination, it is deemed necessary to the safety,
health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Larchmont
that certain self-service coin-operated laundry and/or drying machine establishments
within said village be regulated and restricted as hereinafter set forth in
order to prevent injury and damage to persons and property in the village
and to eliminate conditions which are dangerous to the safety, health and
general welfare of the inhabitants of said village.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes one or more persons, firms, partnerships or corporations
and the employees, agents or officers thereof.
The cleaning, by laundering with water, or drying of textiles, fabrics,
garments or other articles in a cleaning or drying unit utilized as a self-service
operation, where such unit is designed to be used or is used by the general
public, except, however, such units in private homes or multiple dwellings,
where such units are restricted to the use principally of owners or occupants
of the premises and not available for use by the general public. For the purposes
of this definition, the term "used by the general public" shall be deemed
to refer to the insertion of such textiles, fabrics, garments or other articles
into a laundry or dryer unit or the removal of the same from such unit or
units by a person or persons other than any employee of a laundry and/or drying
establishment or person owning and operating such establishment.
The machinery and equipment which is accessible to the general public
for the purpose of self-service laundering or drying, whether or not the machinery
and equipment is coin-operated.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate
a self-service coin-operated laundry and/or drying machine establishment in
any premises in the Village of Larchmont without a license therefor.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct
a self-service coin-operated laundry and/or drying machine establishment shall
be in writing and shall state the specific location where said business is
to be established, maintained and operated; the number and type of all machines
to be maintained therein; a floor plan and elevation views of all equipment
and accessories, showing compliance with the provisions of this article; the
maximum number of persons to be employed therein; and shall be in due form
as required by the Village Clerk and the Building Inspector. The Building
Inspector, before any such license is issued by the Village Clerk, shall cause
an investigation to be made of the premises named and described in such application
for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of all local, county,
state and federal laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including the provisions
of this article, are fully complied with.
A.
Prior to the issuance of a self-service coin-operated
laundry and/or drying machine establishment license, each applicant therefor
shall pay to the Village of Larchmont an annual license fee for each machine
installed therein for the license period April 1 to March 31 and furnish a
continuing bond, such fee and bond levels to be as fixed from time to time
by the Board of Trustees. Such bond shall be executed by a duly authorized
surety company, shall be approved as to form by the Village Attorney, shall
be payable to the Village of Larchmont and shall be conditioned upon the licensee's
compliance with the provisions of this article and any amendment thereto and
upon the further condition that the licensee will pay to said village any
fine, penalty or other obligation within 30 days of its final imposition.
[Amended 5-21-1984 by L.L.
No. 1-1984]
B.
For licenses issued between the first day of October
and the 31st of March, inclusive, only 1/2 of the annual license fee shall
be payable.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
The Building Inspector may, at any time, for violation of this article
or of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation or such other cause
as the Building Inspector upon investigation, deems sufficient, temporarily
suspend any license granted under the provisions of this article. A hearing
shall be arranged before the Village Board of Trustees, who may thereafter
revoke or continue said license. Notice in writing of the proposed temporary
suspension by the Building Inspector or the proposed revocation by the Board
of Trustees and the reason or reasons therefor and of the time and place of
a hearing to be held thereon by the Board of Trustees shall be served upon
the licensee either personally or by certified or registered mail, to the
business address given in the application, at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
Whenever any license shall be so revoked, no refund of any unearned portion
of the license fee shall be made. No license shall be granted to any person
whose license has been revoked within a period of two years from the date
of such revocation, except in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
Self-service coin-operated laundry and/or drying machine establishments
may be open for business only from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Mondays through
Saturdays, and shall be closed on Sundays.
A.
General operating provisions shall be as follows:
(1)
Change of ownership. Each licensee shall promptly notify
the Village Clerk of any proposed sale, assignment or change in ownership
or tenancy of the premises affected hereunder.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection b, which immediately followed this
subsection and dealt with the minimum age of laundry-machine users, was deleted
9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987.
(2)
Approved machines. All machinery and equipment installed
shall be Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., approved or American Gas Association
Laboratories approved.
(3)
Lint traps. Direct equipment exhausts and vents shall
be provided with lint traps or arrestors which shall be cleaned on a regular
maintenance schedule as shall be determined by the Building Inspector.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
(4)
Fire extinguisher. Each such establishment shall be provided
with accessible, portable fire-extinguisher equipment, approved by the Fire
Department, of the carbon-dioxide or dry-chemical type, and such extinguisher
equipment shall be regularly maintained on an annual basis or after a fire
on the premises.
(5)
Instructions to the public. A complete step-by-step instruction
list for customer use must be posted in a conspicuous location near the machine.
Emergency instructions must be included, with a telephone number for emergency
assistance.
B.
Temporary regulations. The Building Inspector may order
the temporary observance of such additional regulations as he may deem necessary
for the protection of customers, employees or the public. Such temporary regulations
shall expire, however, unless approved by the Board of Trustees at its first
regularly scheduled meeting following the imposition thereof.
[Amended 5-4-1981 by L.L.
No. 3-1981]
Any persons committing an offense against this article shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the
offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
