707.01 Storage prohibited within fire limits.
707.02 Storage permitted outside fire limits.
707.03 License application and issuance; fence required.
707.04 License fee.
707.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
State licensing and required fencing - see Ohio R.C. 4737.05 et seq.
Construction in fire limits - see BLDG. Ch. 1305
Fire Prevention Code - see FIRE PREV. Ch. 1501
No building, place or lot where junk, rags, old rope, papers, bagging, old iron, brass, copper, tin, empty bottles, slush or lead, hazardous materials or other refuse matter is bought, sold or stored shall be hereafter used, established or maintained within the fire limits as described in Chapter 1305 of the Building Code. (Ord. 20-2005. Passed 7-5-05.)
No building, place or lot where junk, rags, old rope, papers, bagging, old iron, brass, copper, tin, empty bottles, slush or lead, hazardous materials, or other refuse matter is bought, sold or stored shall be hereafter used, established or maintained outside the fire limits as described in Chapter 1305
of the Building Code, except upon the issuance of the license provided for in Section 707.03
, notwithstanding, any person using or maintaining a building, place or lot where junk, rags, old rope, papers, bagging, old iron, brass, copper, tin, empty bottles, slush or lead, hazardous materials, or other refuse matter is bought, sold or used, on or before the effective date of this section is entitled to be issued a license or renewal thereof upon compliance with all provisions of this chapter and upon payment of the license fee provided for in Section 707.04
.
(Ord. 20-2005. Passed 7-5-05.)
A junk yard license may be secured in the following manner. Any person desiring to secure such a license shall make application to the Zoning Director as the Mayor’s designee. Such application shall be in writing and state specifically the exact location in the City of any building, place or lot where refuse materials are contemplated to be stored, or a junk yard established and the full and exact purpose for which the license is being secured, and such other and further information as may be required by the Zoning Director.
The merits of such application shall be considered by the Mayor, the Zoning Director, the Fire Chief, the Police Chief and the County Health District Commissioner. No license shall be granted unless the junk yard is totally enclosed by non-transparent fencing as required by O.R.C. 4737.07 and O.R.C. 4737.09, and as such “fence” is further defined in O.R.C. 4737.05(c).
(Ord. 20-2005. Passed 7-5-05.)
The annual fee for the license shall be as provided in Section 1143.09, in addition to any fee for a building permit which may now or hereafter be required.
(Ord. 20-2005. Passed 7-5-05.)
Whoever violates Sections 707.01 and 707.02 of this chapter shall be guilty of a civil nuisance and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Whoever violates Sections 707.03 and 707.04 of this chapter shall be guilty of an unspecified misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense.
(Ord. 93-97. Passed 12-2-97.)