§ 20-297.1 Definitions.
AC § 20-297.1
For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Industrial laundry. The term "industrial laundry" means (i) a facility used to provide laundry services to commercial clients, including but not limited to hotels, hospitals, restaurants, gyms and retail laundries, or (ii) a facility used to provide laundry services maintained or operated in connection with any commercial institution, including but not limited to any hotel, restaurant or gym. The term "industrial laundry" does not include the laundry facilities of any hospital or the laundry facilities of any residential dwelling intended for use exclusively by the owners, tenants or occupants of such dwelling. Industrial laundry delivery. The term "industrial laundry delivery" means: 1. To transport laundry from a commercial client within the city to an industrial laundry within or outside the city for laundry services; 2. To transport laundry from a commercial client outside the city to an industrial laundry within the city for laundry services; 3. To transport laundry from an industrial laundry within the city to a commercial client within or outside the city after laundry services have been performed; or 4. To transport laundry from an industrial laundry outside the city to a commercial client within the city after laundry services have been performed. Laundry. The term "laundry" means clothing, apparel, sheets, towels, linens and other fabrics that are intended for laundry services. Laundry service. The term "laundry service" means washing, drying, starching or ironing laundry for a fee, and includes such services when they are provided along with or as an incident to the rental of clothing, apparel or other fabrics. The term "laundry service" does not include dry cleaning. Retail laundry. The term "retail laundry" means (i) a business that provides laundry services to the general public; (ii) a business that stores or collects laundry for laundry services or delivery for the general public; or (iii) a business that offers self-service laundry machinery for direct use by the general public. The term "retail laundry" does not include the laundry facilities of any hospital or the laundry facilities of any residential dwelling intended for use exclusively by the owners, tenants or occupants of such dwelling. Successor. The term "successor" means any applicant for a license to operate an industrial laundry that satisfies two or more of the following criteria: 1. The applicant uses the same facility or workforce to offer substantially the same services as the predecessor industrial laundry.
2.The applicant shared in the ownership or otherwise exercised control over the management of the predecessor industrial laundry.
3.The industrial laundry employs in a managerial capacity any person who controlled the wages, hours or working conditions of the employees of the predecessor industrial laundry.
4.At least one of the principals of the applicant is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, stepparent, foster parent, adoptive parent, sibling, stepsibling, foster sibling, adoptive sibling, child, stepchild, foster child or adopted child of any owner, partner, officer or director of the predecessor industrial laundry, or of any person who had a financial interest in the predecessor industrial laundry. (L.L. 2016/087, 8/3/2016, eff. 1/30/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 12/31/2021; Am. L.L. 2021/098, 9/26/2021, eff. 12/31/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/087, L.L. 2021/080, and L.L. 2021/098.
