§ 12-04 Prohibitions.
RCNY § 12-04
(a)Perc dry cleaning machines may not be installed in residential buildings after July 13, 2006.
(b)Perc dry cleaning machines that were installed in residential buildings between December 21, 2005 and July 13, 2006 must eliminate perc use by July 13, 2009. In the interim, all perc dry cleaning facilities must continue to comply with the requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 232.
(c)Perc dry cleaning machines that were installed in residential buildings before December 21, 2005, must eliminate perc use by December 21, 2020.
(d)The use of any dry-to-dry vented or non-vented equipment as a transfer machine is prohibited.
(e)The installation of any self-service dry cleaning machine(s) after May 15, 1997 is prohibited.
(f)The use or offering for use of any self-service dry cleaning machine(s) after May 15, 1997 is prohibited.
(g)The use of immersion heaters to evaporate solvent from the untreated water effluent of solvent water separators is prohibited.
(h)Except as provided in 15 RCNY § 12-05, the installation, construction, alteration, modification, or operation of a perc dry cleaning facility without first obtaining an installation or alteration permit or an operating certificate issued by the Department in accordance with the requirements of 15 RCNY § 12-15 is prohibited.
(i)Venting of perc emissions from dry cleaning equipment or emission control devices into the workroom or facility is prohibited.
