For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
AUTO SALVAGE DEALER or SALVAGE YARD. Any person who engages in the business of buying or receiving motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, or parts thereof, or tires for resale in whole or in part as junk or as used parts and the place at which such activities are conducted and materials stored for such purposes.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR. The City Administrator and/or his/her authorized designee.
JUNK. Old or scrap copper, aluminum, brass, iron, steel, old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material, wire, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, wrecked, or parts of motor vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles.
JUNK DEALER or JUNK YARD. Any person who purchases or receives any of the items listed in § 122.09 of this chapter for the purpose of resale and who possesses a state of Iowa retail sales tax permit and the place at which such activities are conducted and materials stored for such purposes.
PERSON OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. Any person who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The person has such financial standing and good reputation as will satisfy the city council that the person will comply with all the laws, provisions of this code, other city ordinances, and regulations applicable to the person’s operations under state law. However, the city council will not require the person to post a bond to meet the requirements of this Section;
(2) The person is a citizen or legal resident of the United States; in the case of a corporation, is licensed to do business in the state of Iowa; or in the case of a partnership, only one general partner needs to be a citizen or legal resident;
(3) The person has not been convicted of a felony. However, if a conviction of a felony occurred more than five years before the application for a permit or permit and if the person’s rights of citizenship have been restored, the City Administrator may determine that said person is a person of moral character notwithstanding the conviction; and
(4) The person has not been convicted of a crime involving robbery, burglary, theft, forgery, fraud, or deceptive practices, the possession, manufacture, or delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, or nonpayment of excise taxes for a controlled substance, nonpayment of other taxes, or demonstrated insolvency.
(5) The requirements of this definition apply to the following:
(a) Each of the officers, directors, and partners of such person.
(b) A person who directly or indirectly owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of any class of stock of such person.
(c) A person who directly or indirectly has an interest of ten percent (10%) or more in the ownership or profits of such person.
(Ord. 2609, passed 4-23-2019)