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Application for a license to operate and maintain a junk yard shall be made in writing, accompanied by the proper fee, to the Clerk setting forth the name and address of the applicant; the location of the junk yard; if the applicant is a firm, partnership or association; the names and addresses of each member, if the applicant is a corporation; the date and place of incorporation; and the names and addresses of its officers and directors; and such other reasonable information as the Clerk deems necessary. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant.
(Ord. 385. Passed 4-7-69.)
Any fence constructed under this chapter shall be neatly constructed, shall be non- transparent, shall be kept in good order and repair, and no advertisement shall be permitted thereon other than the name of the person under whose name the license has been issued and the nature of the business conducted therein. (Ord. 385. Passed 4-7-69.)
Twice annually the Police Chief shall inspect every junk yard within the Municipality and for which a license has been issued to obtain information with regard to whether the licensee’s business has been and is being conducted in accordance with this chapter. The Police Chief shall submit a written report of each such examination to the Clerk. The Police Chief shall, for the purpose of this examination, have free access to the grounds and buildings used in the conduct of the junk yard business by the licensee. (Ord. 385. Passed 4-7-69.)
Whenever a junk yard is being operated or maintained in violation of this chapter, application shall be made to a court of competent jurisdiction, alleging the violation complained of and praying for an injunction or other proper relief. In such a case, the court may order such junk yard abated as a nuisance or make such other order as may be proper.
(Ord. 385. Passed 4-7-69.)