[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport 3-26-1984
by L.L. No. 1-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In order to achieve a more satisfactory method of customer service,
the Village Board hereby requires self-service laundromats and coin-operated
laundries to post signs containing price and refund information.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company
or organization of any kind.
Include all laundromats and any apartment building with two or more
washing machines or clothes dryers which are activated by the insertion of
one or more coins.
All self-service laundromats and coin-operated laundries shall be required
to post a sign with dimensions no less than 24 inches by 36 inches. This sign
shall list the owner's name and address and shall give the price for
the use of the washer and dryer, the cycle time per unit of payment and information
for the method of refund if the coins are lost in the machines, including
a telephone number and address to contact for refunds. Information for the
method of obtaining a refund shall read as follows: "if the coins are lost
in the coin receptacle of the washer or dryer, contact (insert the name, address
and telephone number of the owner or a person designated by the owner of the
self-service laundromat or coin-operated laundry to contact for a refund)."
The sign described in § 136-3 shall be prominently displayed in a clearly visible area of the self-service laundromat.
A.
Any person committing an offense against this chapter
or any section or provision thereof shall be guilty of a violation punishable
by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding
15 days for each such offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.
Each day (twenty-four-hour period) that such offense
shall continue shall constitute a separate additional violation.
