It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate a salvage yard without first having obtained a license from the city in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(A) Duration of license. Each salvage yard dealer’s license shall be valid for a period of one year commencing on the date of acceptance of the license application by the Council. The license shall not be sold, transferred, exchanged, bartered, given or traded without the express written approval of the City Council.
(B) Fees. Fees for the salvage yard license shall be as determined by resolution by the City Council and set on an annual basis in January.
(C) License application. An applicant for a license under this chapter shall file an application with the City Administrator, who shall inform the City Council that the application has been made. The application shall be signed by the individual making application, his or her title, by all partners, if a partnership, and by the president or chief officer of a corporation or other type of organization. The application shall include the following information:
(1) The trade name and registered address of the salvage yard on behalf of which application is being made, and its telephone number;
(2) The name, residence address and telephone number of each individual, owner, partner or, if a corporation, or limited liability company, or other organization the name, residence address and telephone number of each officer and director; member or shareholder;
(3) Exact address or location of the place where the business is or is proposed to be carried on, legal description, plus a sketch of the actual premises to be used in connection with the business, giving distances in feet and showing adjoining roads, property lines, location of buildings and uses. The sketch should also show all proposed or anticipated roads, buildings, excavations and any and all other planned or anticipated changes to the site;
(4) All other licenses or permits which have been applied for, or granted for this same parcel by any and all other governing bodies; and all anticipated uses for the parcel;
(5) All applicable fees for the license; and
(6) Such other information as the City Council shall find reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to arrive at a fair determination of whether the terms of this chapter have been complied with.
(Ord. 234, passed 10-4-2000) Penalty, see § 10.99