(a) Upon receipt of an application for a junk or secondhand dealer's license as provided for herein, the Building and Zoning Inspector shall furnish copies of same to the other members of the Board. The proposed or existing premises and such additional equipment with which the junkyard is being or is to be operated shall be examined by the other members of the Board or their duly appointed representatives. No junk or secondhand dealer's license shall be issued unless the application is finally approved by Council.
(b) The Building and Zoning Inspector shall approve the application only if he finds that any proposed or existing buildings or equipment with which the junkyard, secondhand shop, store or similar place of business is being or is to be operated conforms to the requirements of the Building Code and the requirements of this chapter.
(c) The Fire Chief shall approve the application only if he finds the proposed or existing additional equipment with which the junkyard is being or is to be operated conforms to the Fire Code and other fire regulations of the City.
(d) The City Manager shall approve the application only if he finds the proposed or existing premises and equipment conforms to the requirements of this chapter and all applicable health laws.
(e) If any of the findings provided for in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof are unfavorable to the applicant, the City Manager shall within thirty days after the filing of the application, notify the applicant that his application is not recommended for approval to Council. Upon request, he shall furnish the applicant with a brief, written statement of the grounds upon which the application was disapproved. If the findings in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof are favorable to the applicant, the City Manager shall within thirty days after the filing of the application, submit such favorable recommendations which are to be included on the agenda of the next Council meeting for appropriate action. The City Manager's report to Council shall summarize the findings from the inspections of the Fire Chief, and Building and Zoning Inspector together with the Building and Zoning Inspector's certificate that the junkyard, secondhand shop, store or similar place of business will not be a violation of existing City zoning regulations and a determination that the applicant has paid the fee prescribed by this chapter.
(f) The license as issued shall bear the following language on its face:
"IMPORTANT. This license applies only to the premises indicated herein and authorizes the licensee to operate a junkyard, secondhand shop, store or similar place of business in a lawful place and manner only; it is not a substitute for any certificate of occupancy, building permit or other certificate or permit that might be required by law of the licensee, and it does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility to have all such required permits or certificates at all times and comply with all laws affecting the above described business."
(g) The Building and Zoning Inspector shall keep a permanent record of all applications filed and all licenses issued in accordance with this section.
(Ord. 1860-13. Passed 1-10-13.)