(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to institute, start, or engage in the business of conducting a junkyard, storage lot, or automobile wrecking lot without first having made an application and securing the consent of the City Commission to do so, and complying with the following requirements:
(1) It shall be necessary for the proprietor or owner of any junkyard, storage lot, or automobile wrecking lot to construct and maintain in good repair a solid fence at least seven feet in height, enclosing the lot and/or yard in such a manner that the junk or stored vehicles are not exposed to the public view.
(2) It shall further be necessary for the proprietor of any junkyard, storage lot, or automobile wrecking lot to keep the same in an orderly and neat condition, removing therefrom, at regular intervals, all waste, garbage, filth, and accumulation in order to prevent the yard or lot from becoming a breeding place for insects and rodents.
(B) The outdoor storage of dismantled, abandoned, or inoperative motor vehicles shall not be permitted or allowed in any platted or unplatted parcel of land in the city unless the motor vehicle shall be kept in a wholly enclosed garage or fenced enclosure as provided for in division (A) of this section; provided, however, that any bona fide owner, co-owner, tenant, or co-tenant may store, permit to be stored, or allow to remain on the premises of which he or she is the owner, co-owner, tenant, or co-tenant any dismantled or inoperative motor vehicle for a period of not to exceed one week, if the motor vehicle is registered in his, her, or its name; and provided further, that the owner, co-owner, tenant, or co-tenant may, in the event of hardship, secure a permit from the Chief of Police, or any agent that he or she shall appoint, to extend the period for an additional period, but not to exceed one week for any dismantled or inoperative motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle is registered in the name of the applicant. No permit shall be granted or construed to allow parking of the dismantled or inoperative vehicle on any street, alley, or highway within the city.
(1993 Code, § 90.44) Penalty, see § 10.99