By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board of the Town of Dover
declares its intent in so doing to be to regulate, control and license the
activities or businesses known as auto graveyards, junkyards, secondhand parts
collection areas, the processing of used metals for resale and the dumping,
storage and disposal of waste, secondhand or used materials of whatever composition.
Said Town Board hereby declares that such activities or businesses can constitute
a hazard to property and persons and a public nuisance. Such materials may
be highly flammable and sometimes explosive. Gasoline tanks on old autos often
contain in some quantity combustible gasoline; the engine and other parts
of such autos are frequently covered with grease and oil which is also flammable.
The tires, plastic seats, tops and other elements of such autos are also flammable.
Batteries and other elements of such autos can contain acids and other matter
potentially harmful to humans. These autos frequently contain sharp metal
or glass edges or points upon which a human could receive serious cuts and
abrasions. These autos can constitute attractive nuisances to children and
certain adults. The presence of such junkyards even in areas zoned for business
or industry is unsightly and tends to detract from the value of surrounding
land and property unless such areas are properly maintained and operated.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AUTO
Passenger auto, truck, tractor-truck, trailer, bus, motorcycle or
other vehicle, however propelled, as well as a tractor, bulldozer, machinery
and equipment.
PERSON
An individual, an association, a partnership or a corporation.
No person shall engage in or conduct on real property within the Town
of Dover, either for himself or for and on behalf of any other person, directly
or indirectly, as agent, employee or otherwise, any activity or business,
either for profit or otherwise, at wholesale or retail, which involves the
collection, storage, burning, dumping, disassembling, dismantling, salvaging,
sorting or otherwise handling or arranging for sale, resale, storage or disposal
or otherwise of bodies, engines or parts of autos or of any other secondhand
or used property of whatever material it is composed or any water material,
whether composed of wood, paper, cloth, cardboard, plastics, metals, stone,
cement or otherwise, without first obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter
provided.