By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board
of the Town of Kingston 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 inflammable 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 inflammable. The tires, plastic seats,
tops and other elements of such autos are also inflammable. 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 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 Kingston 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 second hand
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.