40-96 Repeal Chapter 1737 of Sanitary Code

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application for and during the period of such license. No license shall be issued hereunder unless the application therefor shall be first approved as herein provided by the official charged with the enforcement of this Sanitary Code. Every license granted under the provision of this chapter shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the laundry for which such license was issued. 1737.04 REVOCATION If at any th'ne alter the granting of the license the licensee shall keep, maintain or operate such laundry in such manner that the public health orthe health of the persons employed in such laundry is endangered, it shall be the duty of the official charged with the enforcement of this Sanitary Code to revoke such license. 1737.05 CLEANLINESS, VENTILATION AND PLUMB~XlG. Every place used as a laundry as aforesaid shall be kept in a reasonable clean and sanitary condition as to its floors, side walls, ce'flings, woodwork, fixtures, tools, machinery and utensils. All rooms used in connection with such laundry shall be provided with adequate ventilation by means of windows, air-shales or other mechanical apparatus it'needed, so as at all times to insure a free circulation of fresh air in such laundry. In any laundry maintained or operated under the provisions of this chapter or licensed to do so, it shall be arranged that all water upon the floor of any washroom will immediately drain or run into drains or gutters, to be connected with the sewers of the City. Every such laundry shall be provided with adequate plumbing and drainage . facilities, including suitable wash-sinks and water closets. 1737.06 SEPARATION OF SOILED AND CLEAN WEARING APPAREL. In any laundry maintained or operated under the provision of this chapter, or licensed so to do, it shall be arranged that no soiled linen shall come in contact with clean linen, and that no clean or laundered wearing apparel shall be packed in containers in which soiled wearing apparel has been received. ' 1737.07 SF_,i~ARATION OF LAUNDRY AND LIVING ROOMS. No apartments or rooms used for the purpose of washing, ironing, starching or drying wearing apparel, table or bed linen, towels or other clothes in any laundry, shall be used by any person for general living, cooking or sleeping purposes. Rooms used for general living, cooking or sleeping purposes shall be separated from rooms used for laundry purposes by a brick, tile or other solid wall or by a wall plastered on both sides, and such wall shall entirely separate the moms used for general living purposes, except that there may be necessary openings for doors. 1737.08 INSPECTION Any sanitary or police officer shall have the right, at all times, to enter and inspect any such laundry for the purpose of ascertaining if the conditions and requirements of this chapter are being complied with, and if such inspection shall disclose any lack of conformity to this chapter, the official charged with the enforcement of this Sanitary Code shall require such changes, alterations and renovations as he may deem necessary for compliance with this chapter. 1737.09 DRAINAGE AND VENTILATION. In no public laundry shall there be allowed or permitted to be used as a work room, any room, basement or cellar which is not well drained or any location which is not in such communication with the outer air as to allow adequate ventilation. 1737.10 PUBLIC LAUNDRY AS A NUISANCE. Every public laundry which is not maintained and conducted as herein provided for is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and shall be abated in the same manner as any other nuisance.