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Village of Westbury, NY
Nassau County
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Each launderette shall be so designed as to afford an unobstructed view from the exterior of the building of that area of the interior used by the public as a launderette.
The interior shall be equipped with lighting fixtures providing a minimum intensity of 50 footcandles, which shall be lit during the hours the premises are open to the public before sunrise and after dusk.
The heating system must be located in a separate enclosed room or space which shall be locked to the general public.
Exhaust fans with sufficient capacity to effect a complete change of air every three minutes must be installed in the front and/or rear of the area devoted to public use.
Two fire extinguishers of five-pound CO2 capacity shall be prominently displayed and available for use at all times.
All self service laundromats, except those staffed by a full-time attendant, shall be required to post two signs with dimensions no less than 12 inches by 18 inches. One sign shall list the owner's name and address, and the second sign shall give the price for the use of the washer and dryer, the cycle time per unit of payment and the method of refund if the coins are lost in the machine, including a telephone number or address to contact for refund. Information for the method of refund shall read as follows: "If coins are lost in the coin receptacle of the washer or dryer, contact (insert the name and address or telephone number of a person designated by the owner of the self service laundromat to contact for refund)."
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Each washing or drying machine shall be equipped with an automatic switchoff device which cause it to immediately cease operation when the door is opened.
Each drying machine shall be equipped with a release mechanism that will permit such machine to be opened from the inside or be so designed that it may be opened from the inside.
No open spaces shall be maintained at the rear of the machines, but such spaces shall be enclosed with perforated boards to prevent access to the rear of the machines by children or other members of the public.