(a) Upon receipt of an application for a junk yard and/or junk dealer's license as provided for herein, the Housing and Zoning Inspector or his duly appointed representative shall examine the proposed or existing premises and equipment with which the junk yard is being or is to be operated. No junk dealer's license shall be issued unless the application is approved by the Housing and Zoning Inspector.
(b) The Housing and Zoning Inspector shall approve the application only if he finds that any proposed or existing buildings or equipment with which the junk yard is being or is to be operated conform to the requirements of the Conneaut Housing and/or Zoning Code and the requirements of this Chapter.
(c) If any of the findings provided for in this Chapter are unfavorable to the applicant, the Housing and Zoning Inspector shall, within thirty days after the filing of the application, notify the applicant that his application is not recommended for approval. Upon request, he shall furnish the applicant with a brief, written statement of the grounds upon which the application was disapproved.
(d) The applicant may request a hearing pursuant to Section 707.12 of this Chapter within ten (10) days of the issuance of the denial. If the findings provided for in this Chapter are favorable to the applicant, the Housing and Zoning Inspector shall, within thirty days after the filing of the application, approve the application and issue the license.
(e) The license as issued shall bear the following language on its face: "IMPORTANT: This license applies only to the premises indicated herein and authorizes the licensee to operate a junk yard in a lawful place and manner only; it is not a substitute for any certificate of occupancy, building permit or other certificate or permit that might be required by law of the licensee, and it does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility to have all such required permits or certificates at all times and comply with all laws affecting the above described business."
(f) The Housing and Zoning Inspector shall keep a permanent record of all applications filed and all licenses issued in accordance with this section.
(Ord. 67-04. Passed 7-26-04.)