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Every person licensed under this article shall post in a conspicuous place in or upon his shop, store, wagon, vehicle, barn or other place of business, a sign having his name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon, and shall keep a separate book, or electronic record, open to inspection by members of the police force, Sheriff’s office and other public officers, in which shall be written in the English language at the time of the purchase or exchange of such article or junk all information required under the applicable ordinances in this article and the following:
(a) A description of such articles or junk; including salvaged iron, aluminum, brass, lead, copper and other base metal and their compounds or combinations, the quantity and/or weight of such items;
(b) The name, description and residence of the person, including the driver’s license number and the vehicle license number or a non-driver’s license identification number, from whom the same was purchased and received; and
(c) The day and hour when the purchase or exchange was made.
(Ord. 426, passed 5-26-1941; Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985; Ord. 3581, passed 6-30-2004)
(a) Articles or junk purchased or exchanged shall be retained by the purchaser thereof for not less than 15 days before disposing of them, in an accessible place in the building or other suitable location, where such articles or junk are purchased and received. A tag shall be attached to such articles or junk in some visible and conspicuous place with a number written thereon to correspond with the entry number in such book or electronic record. For items not reported electronically, such purchaser shall prepare and deliver on Monday of each week to the Chief of Police before noon, a legible and correct copy, written in the English language, from such book, containing a description of each article or junk, including, for salvaged iron, aluminum, brass, lead, copper and other base metal and their compounds or combinations, the quantity and/or weight of such items, purchased or received during the previous week, the hour and day when the purchase was made and the description of the person from whom it was purchased. Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the person subscribing his name thereto; provided that this section shall not apply to old rags or waste paper; provided further that the 15-day retention requirement shall not apply to licensed scrap iron and metal processors and recyclers.
(b) Any person who is engaged in the business of buying, exchanging, collecting, receiving, storing or selling any used motor vehicle(s) for the purpose of wrecking or salvaging parts therefrom shall report each such transaction to the City of Flint Police Department within five business days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) from the date of the transaction. Such report shall contain, as to each transaction, a description of each such motor vehicle acquired, including its vehicle identification number, the hour and day when the purchase was made and a description of the person from whom it was acquired. Such report shall be on forms approved by the City of Flint Police Department and shall be made under oath. The used motor vehicles shall be retained in the same physical state in which they were at the time of acquisition for a period of five business days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) after the time the report is received by the City of Flint Police Department before being disposed of or altered in any fashion.
(Ord. 426, passed 5-26-1941; Ord. 2647, passed 6-26-1978; Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985; Ord. 3582, passed 6-30-2004)
No person shall receive any article from any person who is at the time intoxicated or from any habitual drunkard or from any person known by said person to be a thief or an associate of thieves or a receiver of stolen property, or from any person whom he has reason to suspect is not the owner of the property or from any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years without consent of the parents of such minor.
(Ord. 426, passed 5-26-1941; Ord. 1685, passed 7-23-1962; Ord. 2334, passed 10-26-1970; Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985)
(a) (1) No licensee under this article shall maintain a junk yard or junk shop, auto salvage yard or scrap metal yard or any other business unless such business is carried on entirely inside a building or unless the premises on which the business is conducted are entirely enclosed (except for gates or doors for ingress and egress) by a fence, at least eight (8) feet in height, provided that on any part of such premises along or visible from residential property or a public highway or street such fence and any doors and gates shall be of solid masonry, steel or wood construction.
Gates and doors for access to the premises shall swing inward and shall be designed so that operations conducted on the premises are not visible from the adjoining street. All gates and doors shall be closed when the premises are not open for business.
All fence designs and material specifications shall be submitted in writing to the Building and Safety Inspections Division for review and approval before the permit required by § 17-2 will be issued, and shall thereafter be installed in a conventional manner according to the requirements of the City Code.
Barbed wire shall be installed on the top of such fences on arms or supports projecting over the private property side of the fence at least eight (8) feet above the adjacent grade.
(b) Where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the requirements for solid fences along highways, streets and residential property will result in unnecessary hardship or involve practical difficulties, the Department of Building and Safety Inspection may, in specific cases, vary or modify the time for application thereof, imposing such conditions or limitations it finds necessary to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985)
(a) All walls and fences of businesses licensed under this article shall be maintained in a neat, substantial manner.
No junk, secondhand property, salvage or scrap metal or other materials shall be permitted to lean on or touch any such wall or fence, nor to be in front or attached to or suspended on any such wall or fence on the building thereof, nor permitted, along any highway or street or residential property, to be piled within two (2) feet from the base of the wall or fence nor in excess of the enclosing wall or fence, and in no case to be piled in a manner likely to endanger a person or persons using any such highway or street, or be visible from an adjoining street or highway or residentially zoned property.
Scrap metal, stored in connection with reprocessing operations may exceed the height of the walls or fences required under this article, provided, that said material is no closer than 25 feet to the surrounding fence or wall along any highway, street or residential property.
(b) The material located in or on the premises of any business licensed under this article shall be so arranged so that safe aisles, driveways and uniform passageways provide reasonable access to all parts of the premises for inspection by law enforcement officers or firefighting operations.
(c) The layout, arrangements and construction of buildings and premises used in connection with businesses licensed under this article shall comply with the applicable requirements of the City Code and shall be provided with suitable fire protection and extinguishment equipment.
(d) Maintenance of premises, burning on premises. All premises used in connection with a business licensed under this article shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and neat condition, and so maintained so that rats, vermin, and fire hazards are as far as practicable reduced to a minimum. No junk, secondhand property or parts thereof shall be burned on such premises unless a valid permit from the Fire Marshal and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have been issued and are in force.
All businesses licensed under this article shall comply with all laws and regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
(Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985)
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