No person or persons, firm, association or corporation shall engage
in the business of a dealer in secondhand, used and/or repossessed motor vehicles,
automobiles, parts or accessories within the limits of the Village without
a license. Said license shall be required both in the event such person, persons,
firm, association or corporation is engaged solely and exclusively in said
business, or said person, persons, firm, association or corporation is engaged
in said business as a part of or along with some other business. No license
shall be granted, however, unless the applicant or his tenant shall conduct
and maintain within the confines of the Village a showroom or a building to
store at least five cars. Said license shall not be transferable.
[Amended 10-18-1971; 12-4-1972]
All licenses issued hereunder shall expire on the first day of October
next succeeding the issuance thereof, and a license may be issued by the Mayor,
who is hereby empowered to issue such license to the person applying therefor.
Every such license shall be countersigned by the Village Clerk and shall have
endorsed thereon the receipt of the Treasurer showing payment to him of the
license fee.
The license mentioned in the preceding section of this chapter may be
suspended or revoked at any time by the Mayor of the Village or by the Board
of Trustees thereof if such licensee shall violate any of the provisions of
any other ordinance of the Village or do anything to the detriment of the
safety, health, comfort and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village
or visitors thereto.
Every person holding a license under any provision of this chapter shall
exhibit the same upon the demand of any person and shall report to the Chief
of Police and the Village Clerk any change of residence or place of business
within three days of such change. All licensed vehicles or place of business
shall be regularly inspected.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as in anywise amending or
limiting the provisions of the ordinance of the Village of Rockville Centre
commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Code, or either of them.
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than $25 for
each violation thereof, for the use of said Village. Any violation of this
chapter or any part thereof shall constitute disorderly conduct, and any person
violating this chapter or any part thereof shall be and is hereby declared
a disorderly person.