5.58.050: DRY CLEANING DEFINED:

"Dry cleaning" means the process of removing dirt, grease, paint and other stains from wearing apparel, textiles, fabrics, rugs, etc., by the use of nonaqueous liquid solvents, flammable or nonflammable, and it shall include the process of dyeing clothes or other fabrics or textiles in a solution of dye colors and nonaqueous liquid solvents. (1999 Code)

5.58.060: DRY CLEANING BUSINESS; LICENSE REQUIRED:

No person shall engage in the business of dry cleaning in the city without a license. (1999 Code)

5.58.070: DRY CLEANING BUSINESS; LICENSE FEE:

The dry cleaning licensee shall pay those fees specified in the fee schedule adopted pursuant to 5.06.050 of this title. (1999 Code)

5.58.080: COLLECTORS; LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

It is unlawful for any person to manage, conduct or carry on the business of collecting any garment, fabric, substance or article for delivery to a plant, factory or establishment without first obtaining a license so to do. The license fee shall be as specified on the fee schedule adopted pursuant to 5.06.050 of this title. (1999 Code)

5.58.090: CHANGES IN SOLVENTS; PERMISSION REQUIRED:

No change shall be made in the solvent that results in or produces a solvent in a more hazardous class, unless permission for such change shall first have been obtained from the city and the fire department. (1999 Code)

5.58.100: FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

Adequate first aid fire appliances of a type suitable for fighting fires involving flammable liquids shall be provided at each entrance to every room or area where flammable liquids are stored or used. (1999 Code)

5.58.110: AUTOMATIC DRY CLEANING MACHINE DEFINED:

"Automatic dry cleaning machine" means and includes any device or apparatus for the cleaning of clothes or fabrics, designed to be used by the general public, which apparatus or device makes use of or contains perchlorethylene or any other chemical solvent or substance that may cause harm to human beings by reason of inhalation or contact. (1999 Code)

5.58.120: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS:

It is unlawful to install, operate or maintain any automatic dry cleaning machine except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or to operate the same in violation of any laws, rules or regulations of the city, the Salt Lake city-county health department or the fire department relating thereto. (1999 Code)

5.58.130: PERMIT AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Installation: It is unlawful to install any automatic dry cleaning machine without first having secured a permit from the city and the fire department to use hazardous flammable materials. Applications for such permit shall contain full information as to the mechanical equipment of such machines, and provisions for ventilation for both the machine and the room in which the machine will be located.

   B.   Engaging In Business: It is also unlawful to engage in the business of maintaining any automatic dry cleaning machine for use by the public upon payment of a fee, without having first secured a license therefor and without having paid the business license fee required on the fee schedule adopted pursuant to section 5.06.050 of this title. (1999 Code)