(a) Upon receipt of an application for a junk dealer's license as provided for in this chapter, the City Clerk shall furnish copies of the same to the other members of the Board of Investigators. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant's business responsibility and moral character. The proposed or existing premises and 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 dealer's license shall be issued unless the application is approved by all members of the Board.
(b) The Chief of Police shall approve the application only if he or she finds that the applicant's business responsibility and moral character are satisfactory and that all agents or officers of the applicant, if any, who will take part in the operation of such business, are of good character and reputation and capable of operating the business in a manner consistent with public health and safety and good morals.
(c) The Director of Inspections shall approve the application only if he or she finds that any proposed or existing building or equipment with which the junkyard is being or is to be operated conforms to the Building and Housing Code and this chapter.
(d) The representative of the County Department of Health shall approve the application only if he or she finds that the proposed or existing premises and equipment conform to this chapter and all applicable health laws.
(e) The Fire Chief shall approve the application only if he or she finds that the proposed or existing premises and equipment conform to this chapter and all applicable fire prevention laws.
(f) If any of the findings provided for in subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) hereof are not unfavorable to the applicant, the City Clerk shall, within thirty days after the filing of the application, issue a junk dealer's license to the applicant if he or she finds that:
(1) The applicant has obtained from the Director of Inspections a certificate to the effect that the junkyard will not be a violation of the Zoning Code.
(2) The applicant has paid the fee prescribed by this chapter.
(g) 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 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 of the licensee by law, and it does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility to have all such required permits or certificates at all times and to comply with all laws affecting the above described premises."
(h) The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all applications filed and licenses issued in accordance with this section.
(1974 Code § 7.325)