(A) Coverage. Every person, pursuant to Wis. Stats. §§ 66.049, 84.31 and 175.25, and this chapter, in the village who shall accumulate or store junked automobiles or parts thereof within 500 feet of the centerline of any village road in the village shall seek and obtain a junkyard permit from the Village Board. The fee for such a permit shall be established by the Village Board at an amount which can be found at the office of the Village Clerk. The fees shall be established annually by the Village Board prior to July 1. Fees are as noted in Appendix E attached to the ordinance establishing this section and hereby adopted by reference. The permit shall be established for July 1 of the first year to June 30 of the next year. The permit shall be issued by the Village Clerk prior to any person accumulating or storing such auto materials in the village.
(B) Application permit. The application and permit shall designate the premises to be permitted. The permit may be amended without charge if the permittee changes premises in the village. However, the permit is not transferable from one person to another. The application and permit shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) The address of the commercial premises;
(3) The commercial premises telephone number, if any, and the residential telephone number of the applicant, if any;
(4) The age of the applicant;
(5) A description of the commercial premises;
(6) The quantity and manner of storing such junk; and
(7) The projected number of years for accumulation, storage and removal of these vehicles.
(C) Exemptions. Certain persons will be exempt from this permit requirement if they meet the requirements of Wis. Stats. § 175.25(4). Moreover, any person with less than four unlicensed automobiles stored on premises shall be exempt from this chapter.
(D) Ordinance/permit.
(1) The person subject to this chapter shall comply with Wis. Stats. §§ 84.31 and 175.25 and this chapter.
(2) The Village Clerk shall provide copies of this chapter at no cost to any applicant requesting copies under this chapter.
(3) The applicant and any other person subject to this chapter shall comply as follows.
(a) No person shall be issued or reissued a junkyard permit in the village until the appropriate fee has been paid to the Village Clerk.
(b) No person shall be issued or reissued a junkyard permit in the village who has failed to properly and fully complete and submit to the Village Clerk the application form as developed by the village.
(c) No person shall be issued or reissued a junkyard permit in the village if the applicant for the junkyard permit:
1. Fails to install and maintain fences as determined by the Village Board;
2. Fails to install and maintain adequate fire safety equipment as determined by the Fire Inspector;
3. Fails to install, provide and maintain adequate and necessary physical structures and equipment as determined by the Village Board and fails to comply with conditions, rules and safeguards as determined by the Village Board to prevent public nuisances and to protect the public health and safety to persons residing near the junkyard premises or persons entering the junkyard premises, including public nuisances associated with noise, dust, odors, fires, explosions, water pollution, air pollution and erosion;
4. Fails to comply as determined by the Village Board;
5. Fails to prevent open fires or the burning of solid waste or hazardous waste at the junkyard premises. This includes the burning of automobiles and parts thereof;
6. Fails to install, provide and maintain adequate landscaping surrounding the junkyard premises as determined by the Village Board;
7. Fails to provide and maintain adequate security and operational personnel to prevent trespassing onto the junkyard premises;
8. Fails to install and maintain adequate physical structures and operational controls to prevent trespassing, littering and to prevent private nuisances on private and public lands adjacent to the junkyard location; and
9. Fails to allow physical access to the junkyard location by the Village Board or designee for inspection purposes upon 24 hours’ notice to the applicant or permittee.
(E) Other. Other provisions (list and describe): .
(Prior Code, § 10.08) (Ord. passed 3-11-2009)