(A) License required. It is unlawful for any person to establish or operate an automobile washing business or establishment without first having obtained a license therefor from the city. The license requirement of this section is not applicable to the washing of automobiles at service stations where the washing of automobiles is secondary and incidental to the sale of gasoline and lubricants and to the rendering of other automobile services customarily provided at service stations.
(B) License conditions.
(1) Equipment used in any automobile washing establishment shall be designed and maintained so as to avoid injury to any persons using the automobile wash or damage to their property. Water temperature shall be maintained at a moderate level to avoid scalding, and chemicals shall not be used or permitted to be used which are of the strength as to cause damage to property or which may cause injury to persons.
(2) The premises on which the establishment is located shall be maintained in a state of good repair at all times, free of litter and debris, and refuse containers shall be provided for the use of the persons using the facility. Suitable traps shall be installed and maintained to prevent gravel, waste matter, oils and gasolines from entering the city sewer system. Equipment operated by coins shall be maintained in good operating condition and if out of order for 12 or more consecutive hours, the slot for coin insertion shall be sealed off to prevent insertion of coins. A legible sign shall be maintained in a prominent place on the premises indicating that coins inserted without service being secured may be rebated upon request to the custodian and upon reasonable evidence that the coins were actually inserted.
(3) A sign shall be posted near each receptacle for coin activation of any washer or product sale indicating the name and telephone number of the custodian of the premises, and the nearest public telephone. A custodian shall be available at all hours during which the automobile washing system is open, either on the premises or by telephone, and in case of complaint, the custodian shall promptly rectify any adverse conditions existing on the premises. If the equipment on any part thereof is not placed in good working order promptly by the custodian the same shall be sealed off from public use, and upon complaint to the Police Department, any police officer may seal the equipment from public use until repaired. No automobile washing facility shall be open for use between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless an attendant is present on the premises.
(1988 Code, § 6.41) Penalty, see § 10.99