A person, firm, or corporation who was operating or maintaining a junk yard prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be entitled to continue to operate or maintain the junk yard on his property within the corporate limits of the City, provided that any person, firm, or corporation operating or maintaining a junk yard within 1,000 feet of a state, county, township, or city road or street, prior to the effective date of this chapter shall have one year thereafter to erect the required fence if such junk yard is not obscured by natural objects.
(1993 Code 93.13)