(a) No person shall maintain or operate a junk shop or junk yard without first having obtained a license therefore. Application for such license shall be made to the Mayor upon such blanks as shall be prescribed by the Mayor. In making the application, the applicant shall state his name, whether a person, firm or corporation, the place at which such business is conducted or maintained and further information as may be required by the Mayor.
(b) Appeals. An applicant for a junkshop or junkyard license whose application has been denied may appeal that denial to the Planning Commission of the Municipality by giving written notice of his intention to appeal within thirty days of the date he has been notified in writing of the denial of his application for a license. The Planning Commission shall hear and determine such appeal within thirty days of the request of the written notice of appeal unless the time for hearing is waived by the applicant.
(c) Improper Zoning. A license will not be issued on property not zoned for such a facility, even on appeal to the Planning Commission.
(d) Revoking a License. Before a license can be revoked, the permit recipient shall be given ten days' written notice of intent to revoke the license. The notice shall inform the recipient of the alleged reasons for the revocation and of his right to obtain a hearing on the allegations before Planning Commission. If a permit is revoked, the Administrator shall provide to the permittee a written statement of the reasons for the decision. Receipt of two or more code violations from the Code Enforcement Officer within a year will result in revocation of the license.
(Ord. 07-13. Passed 1-28-13.)