(a) Whenever a salvage yard is so situated that it or any part thereof is or shall be required to be effectively screened by fences as provided in this article, and the said salvage yard or any part thereof cannot, in the opinion of Council or duly authorized committee, be effectively screened by fences to comply with the provisions of this article, so that the owner or operator of the salvage yard cannot lawfully continue to operate and do business in compliance with the terms hereof, or if a salvage yard has been abandoned, Council or a duly authorized committee, in addition to all other powers, may in its discretion:
(1) Remove and require the owner or operator to pay the cost of removal of all salvage and equipment from such salvage yard to such other location as said owner or operator may direct whereon a salvage business may be conducted in compliance with the law of the State and this article; or
(2) If such owner or operator is in violation of the laws of the State regulating salvage yards, notify the proper authorities of the State to take actions pursuant to Section 755.01.
(3) Terminates the City license of said salvage yard, and take actions pursuant to Section 755.06.
(b) If any salvage yard at any location is terminated under the provisions of this article, by the State of West Virginia, and/or by Court Order, Council shall not thereafter license any salvage yard at any such location unless and until the costs incurred by the City in enforcing this article are paid in full, any and all fines associated with the violation of this article are paid in full, and the salvage yard has been issued a license by the State of West Virginia.
(Ord. 02-002. Passed 3-4-02.)