By declaring its intent in so doing to regulate,
control and license the activities or businesses known as "auto graveyards,"
junkyards, secondhand parts collection area, the processing of used
metals for resale and the dumping, storage and disposal of waste,
secondhand or used materials of whatever composition, the 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 tractors, bulldozers,
machinery and equipment.
PERSON
An individual, an association, a partnership, a corporation.
No person shall engage in or conduct on real
property within the Town of Warwick, either for himself or for and
on behalf of any other person directly or indirectly, as agent, employee
or otherwise, any activity or business for profit either 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 waste material,
whether composed of wood, paper, cloth, cardboard, plastics, metals,
stone, cement or otherwise, without first obtaining a license therefor
as hereinafter provided, but no license shall be required by persons
buying, storing, repairing and selling secondhand autos as complete
units.