A clean, wholesome, attractive environment is
declared to be of importance to the health and safety of the inhabitants
and the safeguarding of their material rights against unwarrantable
invasion and in addition, such an environment is deemed essential
to the maintenance and continued development of the economy of the
Village and the general welfare of its citizens. It is further declared
that the unrestrained accumulation of junk motor vehicles and/or other
materials is a hazard to such health, safety and welfare of citizens
of the Village necessitating the regulation, restraint and elimination
thereof. At the same time, it is recognized that the maintenance of
junkyards, as hereinafter defined, is a useful and necessary business
and ought to be encouraged when not in conflict with the express purposes
of this section.
[Amended 5-12-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
No person shall, within the limits of the Village,
engage in or carry on the business of junk dealer or otherwise engage
in or carry on the business of collecting, buying, selling or otherwise
dealing in junk, rags, old rope, bottles, bones, old carton boxes,
rubber, or any other article or thing, except old metal, without first
having obtained a license therefor as is hereinafter provided.
Upon the filing of the application and the bond as provided in the preceding section, and payment to the Village of the license fee hereinafter provided, the Licensing Officer may issue to the applicant a license to engage in business as provided in §
132-2. No license shall be refused except for a specific reason and for the protection of public safety, good order or morals. All licenses shall be numbered in the order in which they are issued and shall state clearly the location of the junk business, the date of issuance and expiration of the license and the name and address of the licensee. No applicant to whom a license has been refused shall make further application until a period of at least six months shall have elapsed since the last previous rejection unless he can show that the reason for such rejection no longer exists.
[Amended 5-12-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
Every junk dealer as defined in §
132-3 shall pay an annual license fee of $100 for each established place of business. All licenses shall be issued as of June 1 and shall continue in force until May 31 next succeeding the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner revoked by the Licensing Officer. Each junk dealer while exercising his or her license shall carry his or her license and exhibit the same whenever requested to do so by a police officer or other official of the Village. No license shall be used by any person other than the original licensee, and any holder of such license who permits it to be used by any other person, and any person who uses such license granted to any other person, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter. Whenever a license shall be lost or destroyed without fault on the part of the holder or his or her agent or employee, a duplicate license in lieu thereof under the original application and bond may be issued by the Licensing Officer in his or her discretion.
[Amended 5-12-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
Every license which shall be granted in pursuance
of this chapter shall designate the place of business in or from which
the junk dealer receiving such license shall be authorized to carry
on such business. In case any licensee shall desire to remove his
or her place of business from the place designated in the license,
he or she shall immediately give notice to the Licensing Officer of
such intention and have the same approved and endorsed upon such license
before so doing.
The Licensing Officer may, at any time, for
such cause as he or she deems sufficient, revoke or suspend any license
granted under the provisions of this chapter as provided by law. Whenever any license shall be so revoked, no refund of
any unearned portion thereof shall be made and no license shall be
granted to any person whose license has been so revoked within a period
of five years from the date of such revocation.
Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided by §
1-10 of Chapter
1 entitled "General Provisions" of this Code.