Applicants for a particular license and the licensees shall comply with the following applicable requirements and regulations.
(A) House movers.
(1) An application for a house mover’s license shall describe the present location and the future site of the building or similar structure to be moved. The applicant shall post with the City Clerk a penal bond in the sum of $10,000 with good and sufficient sureties approved by the City Clerk. The bond shall guarantee the licensee’s payment for any damage done to the city or to public property in the course of moving the building or similar structure.
(2) The applicant shall be insured in the sum of $1,000,000 against liability for him or her or his or her agent’s or employees’ acts in the course of the moving operation that result in personal injury, property damage or both. A penal bond for the same sum of money may be posted with the City Clerk in lieu of the insurance policy.
(3) The sureties on the bond shall be approved by the City Clerk and the bond shall guarantee the licensee’s payment for personal injuries or property damage caused by him or her or his or her agents or employees in the course of the moving operation.
(4) The applicant shall file with the City Clerk a routing plan approved by the Mayor. The Mayor shall approve the shortest route that is compatible with the greatest public convenience and safety.
(5) At all times when a building or similar structure is in motion upon any street, alley, sidewalk or public property, the licensee shall maintain flaggers at the closest intersections or other possible channels of traffic ahead, to the sides and behind the building or structure.
(B) Solicitors and bill posters.
(1) An application for a solicitor’s license shall contain a description of the boundaries of the areas of the city in which the solicitation and bills is to be made. The license shall limit the solicitation in the city to these areas.
(2) Bill posters shall not attach bills to any tree, pole, sidewalk, building or other structure.
(3) Bills larger than nine by 12 inches in size shall not be handed to persons on the sidewalks or streets or public property or attached to automobiles parked on any streets, alleys or public property.
(4) Bills shall not be distributed in such a manner that they may be blown about or scattered.
(C) Junk dealers.
(1) Every junk dealer shall maintain a permanent record book that shows a description of each item received, the name and address of the person from whom it was received, the quantity or weight of each item, the amount paid and the time and date of the transaction.
(2) A junk dealer shall not purchase or receive junk from a minor unless he or she first receives the written consent of the parents or guardian of the minor. Such consent shall be attached to the record book as a part of the permanent record.
(3) In order to recover stolen property, peace officers shall be permitted at all times to inspect the junk dealer’s yard, store or establishment without a warrant to search the premises.
(4) The city shall be permitted at all times to inspect the junk dealer’s premises for the existence of materials or conditions dangerous to the public health.
(5) All junk yards shall be enclosed with a six-foot fence that hides the contents of the yard from public view.
(D) Refuse collectors.
(1) An application for a refuse collector’s license shall contain a detailed list describing each of the areas from which the refuse is to be collected.
(2) Refuse shall not be carried upon any street, alley, sidewalk or property of the city in containers that permit leaking or spilling of the refuse.
(3) The city shall be permitted at all times to investigate the refuse collector’s activities for the existence of materials or conditions dangerous to the public health.
(E) Pawnbrokers or secondhand dealers.
(1) Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer of merchandise shall maintain a permanent record book that shows a description of each item received, the name and address of the person from whom it was received, the quantity or weight of each item, a statement of the nature of the transaction including the sum for which the item is security, the time and date of the transaction and the disposition made of the item including the time and date of disposition.
(2) A pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall not purchase or receive any item from a minor unless he or she first receives the written consent of the parents or guardian of the minor. Such consent shall be attached to the record book as a part of the permanent record.
(3) Any pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall notify the Mayor immediately upon receipt of an item that he or she believes or has reason to believe is stolen property. Such an item shall not be disposed of or altered without written permission from the Mayor.
(F) Sales by auctioneers.
(1) An application for a license for an auctioneer’s sale shall contain a general description of the goods or property to be sold and the time and place at which the sale will be held.
(2) An auctioneer shall not use any part of the public streets, alleys, sidewalks or places as a location for conducting a sale.
(3) The provisions of this chapter concerning sales by auctioneers shall not apply to any sales made by a person required by law to sell real or personal property.
(Prior Code, Art. 9, Ch. 2, § 8) (Ord. passed 4-2-1985)