Maywood Municipal Code Ch. 39 Laundromats

"Laundromat" shall mean a business or businesses containing coin or bill operated machines for the washing, dry cleaning or drying of clothing, drapery or other fabrics. "Laundromat" shall not include coin or bill operated machines contained within an apartment or condominium building or complex, available for use by the residents, and not available to the public.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-387, eff. June 25, 1992)

Except as herein set forth, no laundromat shall be open for business except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The hours of operation shall be posted in a conspicuous place. No person other than an owner, manager, proprietor or person in charge thereof, and the servants regularly employed in and about the same, may be in such premises outside of such regular business hours. Any laundromat which has a licensed security guard or California peace officer as its attendant during such hours, may operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-387, eff. June 25, 1992)

All laundromats shall be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary manner at all times.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-387, eff. June 25, 1992)

One full time attendant shall be on duty at the laundromat during all times that the business is open. All attendants shall apply to the Chief of Police for certification of the following requirements and may be subject to finger printing and interview. Such attendants shall be not less than twenty-one years of age and shall demonstrate an absence of criminal convictions involving gambling, controlled substances, breach of the public peace, and other crimes involving moral turpitude during the five-year period preceding their employment in the laundromat. Each person so employed shall be approved prior to commencing employment.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-387, eff. June 25, 1992)