§ 111.10  General Operating Requirements
   The following regulations shall apply to all auto salvage businesses in the city and it shall be unlawful to operate such businesses in any manner except in accordance with these regulations:
      (1)   The license issued pursuant to § 111.06 shall be plainly displayed on the business premises.
      (2)   The premises upon which such auto salvage business is operated shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
      (3)   No space not covered by this license shall be used in the auto salvage business.
      (4)   No water shall be allowed to stand on the premises in such a manner as to afford a breeding place for mosquitoes.
      (5)   Weeds and vegetation, other than trees and decorative shrubbery, shall be kept at a height of not more than six (6) inches.
      (6)   No garbage or other waste liable to give off a noxious odor or attract vermin shall be kept on the premises nor shall any refuse of any kind be kept on the premises, unless such refuse is salvageable parts in use in the auto salvage business.
      (7)   No junk, parts, or salvage shall be allowed to rest upon or protrude over any public street, walkway, or curb, or become scattered or blown off the premises.
      (8)   Automobiles shall not be stacked upon one another and shall be kept and maintained at all times in rows not exceeding two (2) automobiles in depth.  Such rows shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet apart, so as to provide accessibility for firefighting and other safety purposes.
      (9)   No combustible materials of any kind not necessary to the licensed business shall be kept on the premises nor shall the premises be allowed to become a fire hazard.
      (10)   No burning of any material shall be allowed on the premises.
      (11)   The area on the premises where the auto salvage business is conducted shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with a nontransparent vertical wall or fence of a minimum height of six (6) feet measured from ground level.  Entrances and exits shall not be wider nor more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of said business.  All such entrances and exits shall be covered with paving of a type of material approved by the city.
      (12)   The licensee shall permit inspections of the business premises by any representative of the city at any reasonable time.
      (13)   No auto salvage dealer licensed hereunder or his agent or employee shall purchase or receive any merchandise for use in the licensed business without a written evidence of such transaction stating with particularity the merchandise received, its serial number if available, and a brief written description.  The person from whom such material is purchased shall be described by name, address, and driver's license number or date of birth.  Such written evidence of transaction shall be held available for inspection by any representative of the city for a period of at least six (6) months after said transaction.
      (14)   No auto salvage business premises shall be allowed to become a nuisance, public or private, nor shall any such premises be operated in such a manner as to become injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the community or of any residents in close proximity thereto.
      (15)   No motor vehicle may be dismantled, wrecked, or parted out unless the owner or operator of said auto salvage business has: (a) a certificate of title, (b) a certificate of authority to demolish (c) a police sales receipt, or (d) a transfer document issued by the State of Texas Department of Labor and Standards or other authorized agency of the State of Texas.
      (16)   No person operating an auto salvage business shall store or keep discarded motor vehicles or parts thereof, waste, junk, tires, or tire carcasses in stacks or piles exceeding six (6) feet in height or six hundred twenty five (625) square feet in floor or lot area.  An aisle of at least ten (10) feet shall be maintained at all times between such piles or stacks of motor vehicles and parts thereof, waste material, junk, tire or tire carcasses, or parts thereof.
      (17)   Gasoline or other fuel shall be drained from fuel tanks of all inoperative motor vehicles or other self propelled vehicles stored or kept on the premises of an auto salvage business unless such vehicles are capable of being removed from the premises under their own power.
      (18)   No automobile salvage business, wrecking yard, or junkyard shall be operated in violation of the Texas Highway Beautification Act, as amended, and said Act is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth verbatim.