(a) The following general operating requirements shall apply to all junk dealers or scrap dealers or scrap processors licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:
(1) The license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be plainly displayed on the business premises.
(2) The junk yard or scrap yard, together with things kept therein, shall at all times be maintained in a sanitary condition.
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)
(3) No space not covered by the license shall be used in the licensed business, except that a business office may be located on a contiguous parcel within the City. A contiguous parcel shall include one separated only by a public right of way.
(Ord. 1994-228. Passed 12-6-94.)
(4) No water shall be allowed to stand in any place on the premises or in such a manner as to afford a breeding place for mosquitoes.
(5) Weeds and vegetation on the premises, other than trees or cultivated plants, flowers or shrubs, shall be kept at a height of not more than four inches.
(6) No garbage or other waste liable to give off a foul odor or attract vermin shall be kept on the premises, nor shall any refuse of any kind be kept on the premises unless such refuse is junk and is in use in the licensed business.
(7) No junk shall be allowed to rest upon or protrude over any public street, walkway or curb or become scattered or blown off the business premises.
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)
(8) Junk or scrap shall be stored in piles not exceeding thirty feet in height and shall be arranged so as to permit easy access to all such junk or scrap for firefighting purposes. Piles ten feet or less in height shall be arranged to allow no less than an eighteen foot aisle for access purposes. Piles in excess of ten feet, but no more than thirty feet, shall be arranged to allow no less than a twenty-five foot aisle for access purposes. No pile shall be located within twenty-five feet of any building or property line.
(Ord. 1994-228. Passed 12-6-94.)
(Ord. 1994-228. Passed 12-6-94.)
(9) No combustible material of any kind not necessary or beneficial to the licensed business shall be kept on the premises, nor shall the premises be allowed to become a fire hazard.
(10) Gasoline and oil shall be removed from any scrapped engines or vehicles remaining on the premises for more than thirty days.
(11) No junk or scrap or other material shall be burned on the premises in any incinerator not meeting the requirements of the Building Code and no junk, scrap or other material shall be burned on the premises in the open except in accordance with the Fire Prevention Code.
(12) No noisy processing of junk or scrap or other activity which is noisy shall be carried on in connection with the licensed business on Sunday, Christmas, Thanksgiving or at any time between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)
(13) The area on the premises where scrap or junk is kept (other than indoors) shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with screening to minimize the impact upon adjacent properties and completely shield the premises area from view. Such screening shall be accomplished by the following means, or any combination thereof:
A. A minimum eight foot high fence constructed of concrete block or other masonry construction of a minimum width of eight inches with interior pilasters at twelve-foot intervals on a footer, as specified in the National Building Code, or an eight foot board-on-board fence.
B. A landscaped earthen mound at a minimum height of eight feet and topped by a compact hedge or other evergreen plantings.
Exits and entrances shall not be wider or more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of the licensed business and gates shall be provided at each entrance and exit which gates shall, when closed, be covered with a solid material of a minimum height of eight feet.
(Ord. 1994-228. Passed 12-6-94.)
(14) The licensee shall permit inspection of the business premises by any member or representative of a member of the Solid Waste Licensing Board at any reasonable time.
(15) No junk dealers or scrap processors licensed hereunder or their agents or employees shall purchase or receive any junk or scrap for use in the licensed business from any person under the age of eighteen years without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. Such writing shall be held available for inspection by any member or representative of a member of the Board for a period of at least one year.
(16) Each acquisition of junk or scrap shall be recorded in English in a permanent type register kept on the business premises, giving the name and residence address of the person from whom the acquisition was made, a description of the junk or scrap acquired and the date of the transaction. Such data shall be held available for inspection by any member or representative of a member of the Board for a period of at least two years.
(17) No junk yard, scrap yard or scrap processor shall be allowed to become a nuisance, nor shall any junk yard or scrap yard be operated in such manner as to become injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the community or of any residents close by.
(b) The following general operating requirements shall apply to all itinerant junk dealers licensed in accordance with this chapter:
(1) The licensee shall have the license issued to him under this chapter in his immediate possession at all times when he is acting as an itinerant junk dealer in the City and shall exhibit it to any person upon request.
(2) He shall not purchase or receive any junk from any person under the age of eighteen years without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. He shall retain such writing for a period of at least one year and shall produce it within a reasonable time upon the request of any member or representative of a member of the Board.
(3) He shall record in English in a permanent-type register each acquisition of junk or scrap within the City, giving the name and residence address of the person from whom the acquisition was made, a description of the junk acquired and the date of the transaction. He shall retain such data for a period of at least two years and shall produce them within a reasonable time upon the request of any member or representative of a member of the Board.
(Ord. 1966-56. Passed 7-20-66.)