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(A) Application for a license under this chapter shall be in writing upon a form provided for that purpose by the City Clerk.
(B) The application shall be sworn to by the applicant and shall set forth:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The exact location of the existing establishment or of the proposed establishment, as the case may be;
(3) The exact nature of the business conducted or to be conducted, as the case may be;
(4) Where the business is conducted;
(5) Evidence of compliance with the zoning laws; if not established, shall be conducted inside of a building or outside a building, or partly within or partly without a building; and
(6) The dimension and character of the building.
(Prior Code, § 4-503)
The Inspector may cause investigations to be made by the necessary city departments to determine whether any salvage yard or scrap processing operation will be in compliance with all requirements of this chapter and all other city ordinances and regulations and shall have the authority to enter the applicant’s premises at reasonable times to determine if he or she is in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 4-504)
(A) Unless otherwise provided by the City Council, any license or renewal license issued hereunder shall be effective as of the date of its issuance and shall expire on August 31 each year.
(B) An applicant for a renewal license shall file with the City Clerk a written application, together with two copies of the application and information about applicant’s demeanor and about the conduct and operation of his or her licensed business during the preceding license period, as is reasonably necessary to enable the City Council to determine the applicant’s eligibility for a renewal license.
(Prior Code, § 4-506)
No license issued under this chapter shall be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it was issued, and no salvage dealer’s license shall be used at any location other than the one described in the application upon which it was issued.
(Prior Code, § 4-507) Penalty, see § 112.99
The following general operating requirements shall apply to that portion of every premises required to be licensed under this chapter which is not in an enclosed building.
(A) The license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be plainly displayed on the business premises.
(B) The salvage yard or scrap processing operation, together with the items kept therein, shall at all times be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including, but not limited to, the following.
(1) Weeds and vegetation on the premises, other than trees, shrubs and vines, shall be kept at a height of not more than 12 inches.
(2) No refuse of any kind shall be kept on the premises, unless such refuse is salvage, as defined herein and is in use in the licensed business.
(3) The enumeration of the above shall not be to the exclusion of all other acts or things necessary to maintain the salvage yard or auto salvage yard in a reasonable sanitary condition.
(C) No salvage shall be allowed to rest upon or protrude over any public street, walkway or other public property, and no salvage or refuse shall be allowed to be scattered or blown off the business premises.
(D) Salvage, as defined herein, shall be arranged so as to permit easy access to all such salvage for firefighting purposes.
(E) No salvage or other materials shall be burned on the premises in the open, except in accordance with the applicable laws governing burning.
(F) Regulations in regard to fencing and screening are as follows.
(1) The area on the premises where salvage is kept or stored shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with a vertical wall or fence of a minimum height of eight feet measured from ground level. The wall or fence shall not contain any posters or advertising except one sign of the licensee not exceeding 100 square feet. The fences on the sides which do not face a public street, roadway or adjacent residential property may be of chain link fence.
(2) The fence of the licensed premises which faces a public street, roadway or adjacent residential property shall be screened from public view where possible.
(3) Materials for use in screening of the licensed premises may consist of plant material, fence or a combination of plant material and fence. Plant material for use in screening shall consist of trees and shrubs. All plant material used for screening shall be of a size and quantity to obscure the salvage contained on the licensed premises from the view of the public within five years. Plant material shall be primarily of coniferous varieties to provide year-round screening.
(4) Fencing material shall consist of wood, metal or other material commonly used in the building trade and shall be of one natural color.
(5) All screening shall be placed and located on the licensed premises in a manner that will provide adequate visibility of traffic from all driveways, streets and roads.
(G) (1) Any person who shall engage in the automobile salvage and used parts business shall keep a book in which shall be legibly written in ink in the English language at the time of purchase of any used, wrecked or abandoned automobile or major parts or accessories readily identifiable by serial numbers or other distinctive markings or characteristics:
(a) An accurate, detailed description of the same;
(b) The quantity purchased;
(c) The amount paid;
(d) The date and time purchased; and
(e) The name, address and identity of the person selling such automobiles, parts and accessories.
(2) Such record need not be kept, however, if a certificate of title or other legal instrument evidencing title in the seller is obtained at the time such purchase is made. The record book required by this section, as well as any used, wrecked or abandoned automobiles, parts or accessories, shall be open to the inspection of the Inspector or his or her designated agent at all reasonable times.
(H) The licensee shall, at reasonable times, remove from the premises all salvage not usable or saleable and shall also store all flammable material so as to reduce the fire hazard as much as possible and in conformity with the lawful orders of the Fire Inspector made from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 4-508)
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