For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ILLEGAL JUNK YARD. Any place other than a state licensed junk yard, which is maintained, owned, operated or used for the commercial storage, keeping, processing, buying or selling of junk.
JUNK. Discarded things, or things regarded as worthless or causing clutter, including, but not limited to any of the following:
(1) Any junk or scrap metal;
(2) Any junk or scrap wood;
(3) Junk metal alloy;
(4) Junk synthetic or organic material;
(5) Three or mere junked, ruined, dismantled, inoperable, wrecked motor vehicles, boats or objects of similar nature or parts thereof;
(6) A collection of 20 or more used tires that are not being put to a use. (Tires used to hold down covers over hay or straw are exempt.);
(7) Unusable appliances;
(8) All or parts of dismantled buildings or structures that were not originally parts of the land’s principal or accessory buildings and have not been reconstructed within six months of their deposit on the land (i.e., dismantled buildings or parts thereof, that are or were imported or relocated to a site are junk on that site); and
(9) All or parts of dismantled buildings or structures that were originally part of the land’s principal or accessory use which have been destroyed by act of humans or nature and have been dismantled of destroyed for more than 18 months.
SCREENED. Hidden from view in a manner that is compatible with the surrounding environment and permitted under the applicable zoning regulations.
(BC Ord. 2007-2, passed 1-12-2007)