As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
JUNK
Any waste material or discarded material, old lumber or materials
obtained from dismantled buildings or old iron or other metal or substance;
glass, paper, machine parts, accessories, discarded machinery or discarded
machines, in whole or in part, unregistered motor vehicles which are unfit
for reconditioning or for sale for highway transportation, used parts of motor
vehicles and any material commonly known and generally referred to as "junk"
in the ordinary meaning of the word which is acquired or collected commercially.
JUNK DEALER
Any person who buys or otherwise acquires junk for commercial purposes
within the Borough or who collects and stores junk therein.
JUNK SHOP
Any building in which junk is placed, collected, stored or kept.
JUNKYARD
Any lot of land on which junk is placed, collected, stored or kept.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate a junk
shop or junkyard or to purchase, sell, store or deal in junk at any place
within the Borough without first having obtained a license in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter.
Every applicant for a license under the provisions of this chapter shall
file with the Borough Clerk a written application signed by the applicant
containing such information as the Borough Council shall require. The application
shall be presented by the Borough Clerk to the Borough Council at its next
regular meeting. No license shall be issued by the Borough Clerk until he
is authorized so to do by a resolution adopted by the Borough Council.
[Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 82-2]
The annual license fee for each license issued pursuant to this chapter
shall be $100.
All licensed premises shall be subject to inspection at all times by
members of the Police Department or any other representative of the Borough.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter
1, Article
I, General Penalty.