SYRACUSE, N.Y. — According to www.syracuse.com, the state of New York has rolled back some restrictions on closing down carwashes as a result of appeals from owners and a business association.
The state is allowing automated, exterior carwashes to reopen as long as there is no customer-employee interaction, the article continued.
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The exterior carwashes can open as long as employees can pay via phone app, automatic kiosk, subscription plan or contract, the article noted.
According to the article, additional rules include:
- Automatic carwashes can only be open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Only two employees can be on-site at a time — one to maintain machinery and one to assist with traffic flow and disinfect machines and kiosks. The employees must wear masks.
- Employees cannot vacuum, detail, dry or apply cleaning products by hand to vehicles.
- The carwash must enforce social distancing between customers and employees.
These changes stem from a result of the efforts of Tom Hoffman Jr., owner of Hoffman Car Wash, and the New York State Car Wash Association, the article concluded.
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