For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DEPARTMENT.
The Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management Department or any successor agency.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management Department or any successor agency.
FACILITY. Any property, premises, or place of business, that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling of five or more junked, wrecked, unlicensed, or non-operative automobiles, vehicles, machines, appliances and/or other similar scrap or salvage materials, scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, rubber debris, iron, steel or other scrap or ferrous or non-ferrous material. This term shall include junkyards, automotive recycling dealers and facilities, and used-car parts dealers. However, this term shall not include a scrap-metal processing facility or any facility regulated by Chapter 51.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, agency, company, association, partnership, business trust, joint stock company, body politic or corporation.
SCRAP-METAL PROCESSING FACILITY. An establishment having facilities for processing iron, steel or non-ferrous scrap and whose principle product is scrap iron and steel, or non-ferrous scrap for sale for remelting purposes only. The term “handling” shall refer to the collection of scrap from an off-site facility, temporary stockpiling of the scrap at the scrap metal processing facility and the subsequent shipment of the scrap for remelting purposes only.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 114.01) (Jeff. Ord. 6-1979, adopted and effective 4-26-1979; Jeff. Am. Ord. 8-2001, adopted and effective 4-24-2001; Jeff. Am. Ord. 34-2001, adopted and effective 12-11-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 178-2005, approved 10-31-2005)