As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COIN-OPERATED LAUNDROMAT
Refers to an establishment where one or more machines or
devices are offered for public use, which machines, upon insertion
of a coin, coins or token, or by other means, provide self-service
dry-cleaning and/or clothes laundering facilities.
No person shall engage in the operation of a
coin-operated laundry washing facility, commonly known as a "laundromat,"
in the Borough without first having applied to and procured a permit
from the Board of Health of the Borough so to do, or without complying
with all the provisions of the Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1962) adopted by said Board of Health.
Application for the permit shall be made in
conformity with the provisions of said Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning
Establishment Code of New Jersey (1962). In addition, each application
shall set forth the number of machines or devices to be located on
the premises for which the licenses are required.
Permits shall be issued in conformity with the
provisions of the Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning Establishment Code of
New Jersey (1962) as adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough.
Permits issued under authority of this chapter
may be suspended or revoked for cause, after due notice and hearing,
by the Board of Health of the Borough. Said Board of Health shall
also have the power to reinstate the permit.
No provision of this chapter shall be applied
so as to impose any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce
or on any activity of the state or federal government.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both.