(a) Any person operating or maintaining a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a state or county road or within 300 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a township road, prior to January 1, 1964, shall within one year thereafter, erect the required fence or make suitable plantings if such junkyard is not obscured by natural objects or a fence. If, after January 1, 1964, a junkyard is established within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a state or county highway or within 300 feet of the nearest edge of the right- of-way of a township road, it shall be located so that the view thereof from such road is obscured by natural objects or a fence.
(b) No person shall operate and maintain a junkyard adjacent to the interstate or primary systems within the Municipality, except in zoned or unzoned industrial areas, without obtaining a license to do so from the Municipal Administrator. Any person operating or maintaining a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway within the Municipality except in a zoned or unzoned industrial area, prior to the effective date of this section, shall, within one year thereafter, erect the required fence or make suitable plantings if such junkyard is not screened by natural objects or a fence. This exception shall not prohibit the regulation or prohibition of junkyards in zoned or unzoned industrial areas by the Municipality. If a junkyard is established after the effective date of this section within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, it shall be located so that the view thereof from such highway is obscured by natural objects or a fence. If the yard is obscured, the person operating or maintaining it shall be issued a license under this section. No license shall be issued unless the yard complies with the provisions of this section.
(c) The fee for a license under this section shall be $25.00. All licenses issued under this section shall expire on December 31 following the date of issue. A license may be renewed from year to year on paying the Municipal Administrator $10.00 for each such renewal.
(d) All fees paid under this section shall be for the use of the Municipality.
(e) Any license or renewal thereof issued under this section may be revoked by the Municipal Administrator, after reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, for any violation of this chapter or of Ohio R.C. 4737.01 through 4737.12, by the licensee or by any of his officers, agents, or employees. Whenever a license has been revoked under this section, the Municipal Administrator shall not issue another licenses to such licensee, to the husband or wife of such licensee, or to any partnership or corporation of which he is an officer or member, until such licensee complies with the provisions of this chapter or of Ohio R.C. 4737.01 through 4737.12.
(1980 Code 120.03)