[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Trenton as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-7-1967 as § 9-9
of the Revised General Ordinances]
A code regulating the use, operation and maintenance of coin-operated
dry-cleaning establishments, and authorizing inspection of and operations
connected therewith is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1-69.6.
A copy of the code is annexed and made a part hereof without the inclusion
of the text thereof herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the code is on file in the Clerk's office.
The code established and adopted by this article is described and commonly
known as the "Coin-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishment Code of New Jersey
(1962)."
Three copies of the Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning Establishment Code of
New Jersey (1962) have been placed on file in the office of the City Clerk
and will remain on file there for the use and examination of the public.
[Adopted 9-7-1967 as § 9-10
of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
Any place of business operated for the purpose of washing or drying
clothes or other washable materials where the work is done by the customers
themselves in machines located on the premises, whether coin-operated or otherwise.
It shall include such establishments as "launderettes," "laundromats," "washomats,"
and others with a similar name.
In addition to conforming to all health ordinances and regulations of
general application, all self-service laundries shall be operated in accordance
with the following regulations:
A.
The entire premises devoted to the operation of the laundry,
including all machines used in connection with it, shall be kept in a clean
and sanitary condition at all times. The walls and floor shall be covered
with some easily cleaned, impervious material and shall be kept clean and
dry. The premises shall be adequately lighted and ventilated.
B.
No machinery used in connection with a self-service laundry
shall be operated in such a manner as to cause any unreasonable noise or vibrations.
C.
No equipment using exhaust or other circulation systems
shall have vents or openings constructed or located so as to permit heat,
lint, gas, fumes or other material to be directed upon neighboring properties.
D.
All parts of the premises to which the public has access
shall be clearly visible from the street.
E.
The owner or operator of the premises shall be responsible
for maintaining good order among the patrons, and shall be responsible for
any disorder which may result from the lack of a supervising attendant upon
the premises during hours of operation.
F.
All articles of clothing containing bodily excrement
or discharges shall be as quickly as possible placed in machines designated
for that purpose. These machines shall be conspicuously marked and shall not
be used for any other purpose.
G.
All premises shall be constructed with gutters in front
or behind the machines leading to drain takes of sufficient size to contain
the flow of water in the event of connection breaks or machine breakdown.
H.
No self-service laundry shall be open for business between
the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., but machines started before 11:00 p.m.
need not be stopped until the operation is completed.
I.
Where an attendant is not on continuous duty, there shall
be conspicuously posted a telephone number where notice may be given in the
event of machine breakdown or some other emergency.
J.
Machines which break down shall be either repaired or
removed from the premises as quickly as possible.
K.
These regulations shall be posted in a conspicuous place
upon the premises of each laundry.
The operation of any self-service laundry in violation of this article
is declared to be a nuisance.
