§ 30-1500. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Active participation means control or supervision over the employees and the premises licensed under this article.

Agent means any person, real or artificial, designated by the owner in the application for a license to operate a car wash to receive correspondence from the mayor's office and/or department of police. The owner may also be the agent.

Attendant means a person on duty at the car wash premises employed by or at the instance of the owner or agent of the car wash establishment.

Car wash establishment means any commercial enterprise operated for profit and open to the public for the purpose of cleaning, washing, waxing, vacuuming, polishing, detailing, or a combination thereof.

Car wash premises means the property on which the car wash establishment is located, including parking areas and all areas on the licensed property that may be lawfully used by the owner, employees, agents, and patrons of the car wash establishment.

Full-service car wash means a car wash establishment operated for profit and open to the public for the purpose of cleaning, washing, waxing, vacuuming, polishing, detailing, or a combination thereof with the assistance of one or more attendants/cashiers in active participation during all hours of operation and which provides other services incidental to the car wash business, including but not limited to, car maintenance, car repair and/or other retail services.

Hand and/or detail car wash means a car wash establishment where vehicles are washed by hand, by persons permanently employed by the car wash or by persons allowed to remain on the premises to perform this service, operated for profit and open to the public for the purpose of cleaning, washing, waxing, vacuuming, polishing, detailing, or a combination. Said washes do not include mobile car washes and/or car washes done for charitable and/or fund-raising purposes on a temporary basis.

In-bay automatic car wash means a car wash establishment operated for profit and open to the public for the purpose of cleaning, washing, waxing, vacuuming, polishing, detailing, or a combination thereof that utilizes mechanical equipment to wash, rinse, and sometimes dry a stationary occupied vehicle.

Owner means any and all person(s) who have any ownership interest in the car wash establishment.

Self-service car wash means a car wash establishment operating for profit and open to the public for the purpose of cleaning, washing, waxing, vacuuming, polishing, detailing, or a combination thereof without the assistance of a full-time on-site attendant.

(Ord. No. 2001-42, § 1, 6-8-01)