CHAPTER 223 – PUBLIC LAUNDRIES

223.01   Definition

223.02   License Required; Fee and Term

223.03   License Application

223.04   Investigation; License Issuance and Posting

223.05   Cleanliness, Ventilation and Plumbing

223.06   Hours of Self-Service Laundries

Cross-reference:
   Venting of heaters and burners, CO 629.01

§ 223.01 Definition

   As used in this chapter, “public laundry” means any building, structure, place, premises or establishment which is used for the purpose of laundering wearing apparel, table linen or bed linen, curtains, rugs, towels or any or all such articles for the general public or for business establishments for pay.

(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)

§ 223.02 License Required; Fee and Term

   No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain, or operate any public laundry without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. Every applicant shall, upon being licensed, pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each year or fraction of a year. All licenses shall expire on June 30 next following the date of issue.

(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)

§ 223.03 License Applicatio n

   Any applicant for a public laundry license shall make application in writing to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses upon City forms. The application shall set forth the name of the applicant, and if a corporation, the name and residence of the principal officers, and the location for which the license is desired. The applicant shall also state such other information as the Commissioner may require. Upon the filing of such application with the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, he or she shall transmit the same to the Commissioner of Environmental Health for investigation and report.

(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)

§ 223.04 Investigation; License Issuance and Posting

   Upon receipt of an application, the Commissioner of Environmental Health shall make an examination of the premises described in the application. If the Commissioner finds upon examination that the proposed laundry is so constructed and located that it can be operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall endorse his or her approval on such application, and a license shall be issued to the applicant upon payment of the license fee. Every license granted shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the laundry for which issued.

(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)