As a legislative determination, it is deemed necessary to the safety,
health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Mamaroneck
that certain coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning machines and establishments
within said village are 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 dangerous to the safety, health and general welfare
of said inhabitants of the village.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings herein respectively ascribed to
them:
PERSON
Includes one or more persons, firms, partnerships or corporations
and the employees, agents or officers thereof.
PREMISES
Any place, whether self-service or otherwise, maintained for the
use of and by the general public for the purpose of washing, drying and/or
dry-cleaning of clothing, apparel or other fabrics or household articles by
or in automatic or coin-operated machines, except, however, such places in
private homes and apartment houses used solely by residents thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate
a coin-operated laundry and/or coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment in
any premises in the Village of Mamaroneck without a license therefor.
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct
a coin-operated laundry and/or a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
shall be in writing upon a form to be furnished by the Building Inspector
and shall state the specific location of such establishment and the number
and type of all machines to be maintained therein. Before issuing any such
license, the Building Inspector shall cause all necessary investigations to
be made of the premises described in such application for the purpose of determining
whether the provisions of all applicable state, county, health and local laws,
ordinances and regulations are fully complied with.
If the Building Inspector shall be satisfied that such premises conform
to the provisions of this chapter and other laws relating thereto, the Village
Manager shall issue or cause to be issued a license authorizing such applicant
to establish, maintain, conduct or operate a coin-operated laundry and/or
coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment at the place and with the number
of machines as specified and designated in such application for and during
the period of such license.
Each such license shall expire on the 31st day of May following the
date of its issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Building Inspector.
Such license shall not be transferable from person to person or from the location
for which it is originally issued.
The Village Manager may, at any time, for violation of this chapter
or of any applicable law, regulation or ordinance or such other cause as the
Village Manager, upon investigation and after a hearing, deems sufficient,
suspend or revoke any license granted under the provisions of this chapter.
Notice, in writing, of the proposed suspension or revocation and the reason
or reasons therefor and of the time and place of a hearing to be held thereon
by the Village Manager 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 Village Manager.
All coin-operated laundry and/or dry-cleaning machines and locations
must be approved by the Building Inspector prior to the installation of machinery.
A floor plan showing the business premises and the location, type and manner
of installation of all equipment shall be submitted with each license application.
Any person maintaining or conducting or carrying on or operating a coin-operated
laundry and/or a coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment who shall violate
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and subject
to a fine of not more than $250 for each violation or to imprisonment for
not more than 15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or
fraction of a day on which each such violation shall continue shall be construed
as a separate and distinct offense.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and due
posting and shall be applicable to existing coin-operated laundry and/or coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishments.