§9-609. Self-Service Laundries. [551]


(1) No person shall operate a self-service laundry unless he has obtained a license for each establishment from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

(2) Each application for a license shall set forth:

(a) the name and address of the applicant;

(b) the physical description of the premises where the self-service laundry will be located;

(c) the number of washing machines and dryers to be used on the premises;

(d) a certification that the premises to be used are properly zoned for the intended use;

(e) such other information as the Department of Licenses and Inspections may require.

(3) Each applicant shall pay a yearly license fee of $40.00 for each premises, and $4.00 for each washing machine and for each dryer on the premises.[552]

(4) Each license issued shall show the name and address of the licensee, the number of machines on the premises, and the date of issuance and expiration. The license shall be prominently posted on the premises.

(5) There shall be prominently posted in the premises the name, address and telephone number of the owner or operator of the laundry, and there shall be a public telephone on the premises in a conspicuous location.

(6) Any dryer located on the premises for use in connection with such washing machines shall be so constructed that it may be opened from the inside as well as from the outside.

(7) No licensee shall:

(a) operate during the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.;

(b) permit lights outside of the premises to remain lighted after 12:00 o’clock midnight;

(c) use more than 2,500 square feet of gross floor area for the operation of a self-service laundry.