(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or open, within the city limits:
(1) Any wrecking yard, meaning any land area for keeping wrecked automobiles, trucks or other self-propelled vehicles, but not applying to storage in an enclosed building;
(2) Any parts yard, meaning any land area for keeping self-propelled wrecked vehicles and/or farm implements that are junk for parts, but not applying to storage in an enclosed building;
(3) Any junkyards, meaning any land area for keeping worthless articles of any kind for a disposal place or for resale, but not applying to storage in an enclosed building; and/or
(4) Any post yard, meaning any land area for keeping cedar or oak or other wood posts for either storage or sale commercially.
(B) Nothing contained in this section is intended to conflict with the provisions of this code regulating the construction or alteration of buildings within the fire limits, but it is intended to prohibit the type of storage described in this section, because of the fire hazard such storage presents to contiguous property.
(2012 Code, § 38-3) Penalty, see § 10.99