(A) Junk yard license required. A junk yard license shall be required to establish, operate or maintain a junk yard within the city.
(B) Operation without license prohibited. Except as provided in division (F) of this section with regard to junk yards existing prior to the effective date of this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person not having a current and valid junk yard license to establish, operate or maintain a junk yard within the city at any time after the effective date of this subchapter.
(C) Operation in violation of license prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to establish, operate or maintain a junk yard within the city except in the manner authorized by, and in compliance with, the provisions of this subchapter and the licensee’s junk yard license.
(D) Content and display of license. Every junk yard license shall be provided by the city and shall, at a minimum, prominently state on its face the name of the licensee, the expiration date of the license and the address of the junk yard. Every junk yard licensee shall cause the licensee’s junk yard license to be displayed at all times in plain view in a conspicuous place so that it can be easily seen and read at any time by any person entering the junk yard.
(E) License term. Except as hereinafter provided, junk yard licenses shall be operative and valid, unless first terminated, suspended or revoked, for a term of one year commencing on January 1 of the year following the year of issuance and terminating on December 31 of that same year. Junk yard licenses issued after January 1 of any year for operations to commence in that year shall be operative and valid, unless first terminated, suspended or revoked, for a term commencing on the date of issuance and terminating on December 31 of that same year.
(F) Existing establishments.
(1) Application generally. A junk yard existing and operating on or prior to the effective date (“existing establishment”) may continue to exist and operate as of the effective date; provided, however, that an existing establishment shall submit an application for a junk yard license not later than 60 days after the effective date; shall cease operations not later than 120 days after the effective date (the “licensure date”), unless it has secured a junk yard license by the licensure date; and shall comply with, and continue at all times to comply with, the requirements of division (F)(2) of this section.
(G) Renewal. A junk yard license may be renewed only by making application as required for an initial license pursuant to § 110.089. Application for renewal shall be made at least 30 days before the expiration of the then-current license term. The expiration of the license shall not be affected or extended by a renewal application that is made less than 30 days before expiration.
(1990 Code, § 14-302) (Ord. 02-2055, passed 7-1-2002) Penalty, see § 110.999