(A) Issuance. The official shall issue a junk yard license to an applicant if, but only if, the official finds and determines all of the following, based on the reports, investigations and inspections conducted by the official and the reviewing departments and on any other credible information on which it is reasonable for the official to rely:
(1) All information and documents required by this section for issuance of a junk yard license have been properly provided and the material statements made in the application are true and correct;
(2) No person identified in the application pursuant to § 110.087(C)(1), (2) or (7) is overdue on payment to the city of any taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against or imposed on the individual;
(3) No person identified in the application pursuant to § 110.090(C)(1), (2) or (7) has been convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendere to, any violation of a provision of this subchapter within five years immediately preceding the date of application;
(4) The junk yard, and the proposed operation of the junk yard, comply with all then-applicable Building, Health and Life Safety Codes and regulations and have received all necessary zoning approvals required pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 152, as amended from time to time; and
(5) The applicant has confirmed in writing and under oath as part of the application:
(a) That the applicant has read this subchapter and all provisions of this municipal code applicable to junk yards, including without limitation the provisions of the 2006 International Fire Code applicable to junk yards and activities conducted at junk yards;
(b) That the applicant is familiar with their terms and conditions; and
(c) That the licensed premises and the proposed junk yard and its proposed operation are and shall be in compliance therewith.
(B) Denial. If the official determines that the applicant has not met any one or more of the conditions set forth in division (A) of this section, then the official shall deny issuance of the junk yard license and shall give the applicant a written notification and explanation of the denial. The official’s notice of denial shall be delivered in person or by certified U.S. mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the applicant’s address as set forth in the application. The junk yard license shall be deemed denied on the day that the notice of denial is delivered in person or three days after it is placed in the U.S. mail as provided in this section.
(C) License deemed denied. If the official does not issue or deny the junk yard license within the time period provided pursuant to § 110.088(F) of this subchapter, then the junk yard license applied for shall be deemed to have been denied.
(1990 Code, § 14-305) (Ord. 02-2055, passed 7-1-2002)