Mound City Code 430.00

Section 430 - Car Washes

430.05 Regulations and Licensing of Car Washes.

Subd. 1. Definitions.

  • Type A. Coin-operated Self-Service. A coin-operated, self-service car wash is defined as a car wash where a person washes the car himself/herself after depositing a coin in a machine for the use of water.
  • Type B. Automatic Drive-Through. An automatic drive-through is defined as a car wash where the person drive the car through the wash and machines clean the car.
  • Type C. Automatic Conveyor. An automatic conveyor is defined as a car wash where the car is attached to a conveyor and proceeds through the line and is washed by machine and men/women.
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    Subd. 2. License Required. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate any car wash in the City of Mound without first obtaining a license therefor and having paid the license fee herein required. The license herein provided for shall be in addition to all other licenses which may be required by the ordinances of the City of Mound. Licenses shall be issued for a one year period and must be renewed each year.

    Subd. 3. Application. Application for said license shall be made to the Council and filed with the City Clerk on forms prepared and furnished by the Clerk. Said application shall be accompanied by the license fee and by a written letter from an insurance company or agency indicating the insurability of the applicant and the location. A certificate of insurance as required by this Section 430 shall be filed with the City Clerk prior to operation of the car wash.

    Subd. 4. Insurance Required. The licensee of a car wash shall at all times maintain in full force and effect a policy for liability insurance issued by an insurer licensed to be business in the State of Minnesota; said policy insuring the licensee, his agents and employees against liability arising from personal injury and property damage with limits not less than:

            a. $300,000.00 for any one occurrence;

            b. $100,000.00 for any single person;

            c. $25,000.00 for any one occurrence and property damage loss.

                Such policy shall provide that the City will be issued a Certificate of Insurance and the giving             of 10 days prior notice in writing to the City of the termination or cancellation of said policy.

    Subd. 5. License Fee. The license fee for each car wash shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code. (ORD 01-2001, 2/25/01) Each license shall expire on January 31st; applications for renewal shall be filed on or before January 10th of each year. The license fee shall be pro-rated for any fractional part of a year.

    Subd. 6. Zoning Requirements. Zoning requirements for car washes shall be as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

    Subd. 7. Lot Area and Setback Requirements. Lot area and setback requirements shall be as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

    Subd. 8. Protective Wall. All car washes shall have protective walls that comply with the requirements therefor found in the Zoning Ordinance.

    Subd. 9. Parking. Parking requirements for car washes shall be as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

    Subd. 10. Lights. Minimum lighting system requirements for car washes shall be as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

    Subd. 11. Drainage and Waste Water Disposal. Waste water from car washing shall be emitted into the sanitary sewer after flowing through a grease and mud trap. A sewer flow rate will be set in relation to the size of the facility. Failure to maintain acceptably clean grease and mud traps will be cause for revocation of the license. Cleaning sewerage mains or trunks caused by sand and dirt from the car wash shall be done at the expense of the car wash.

    Subd. 12. Building Operations. All operations shall be conducted within the buildings except for vacuuming and the dispensing of gasoline.

    Subd. 13. Site Plan Review.

                a. Car wash site plans shall be reviewed and recommendations made to the City Council             from the Planning Commission, the Police Department, and the Public Work Department.

                b. No building permit for a car wash shall be issued unless the Planning Commission shall             have first reviewed a detailed site plan of the car wash property and established a plan             consistent with the provisions of this ordinance.

    Subd. 14. Prohibited Practices and Regulation for Car Wash.

                a. The licensee shall keep the premises of any car wash free at all times from debris and             waste materials. Said licensee shall cause all such debris and waste materials to be               removed during each 24-period and as often as may be necessary to prevent any such             debris or waste materials from being blown to nearby streets and premises.

                b. No person shall place or leave any debris or waste materials upon the premises of any             car wash unless such debris or waste materials be placed in a waste receptacle provided             on the premises for such purpose.

                c. No persons upon or nearby the premises of any car wash shall race the engine of any             motor vehicle, cause any horn to be blown except as a traffic warning, or cause any                     disturbance or loud noise upon or nearby said premises.

                d. No person shall loiter and the licensee shall not permit persons to loiter upon the                  premises if such persons are not actually engaged in washing cars.

                e. The licensee shall maintain quiet and order upon the premises. The licensee shall see             that entrances and exists and abutting alleys are kept free from congestion and that this             ordinance is observed.

                f. It shall be unlawful to keep any establishment open for business between the hours of             10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following day.

                g. The premises on a car wash shall be kept adequately lighted at all times when open to             the public. Lights shall be kept adequately shaded or otherwise regulated so as to prevent             them from shining upon adjacent premises.

    Subd. 15. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses. Whenever any licensee or agent of a licensee violates any provision of this Section 430, the license herein provided for may be suspended for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days or revoked after notice or hearing and hearing as provided in Subsection 100.55.

    Subd. 16. Each Day a Separate Offense. Each day of conduct of business in which a violation of this Section 430 occurs shall constitute a separate offense.