All licenses granted under this chapter and
all premises licensed under this chapter shall be subject to the regulations
set out in this article.
A.
There shall be no storage of junk on any licensed
premises within 100 feet of the boundary line of any adjoining property
owners. This section shall not apply to buildings already in existence
on the effective date of this chapter which are located nearer than
100 feet to the side line or right-of-way line of any such street
or road and have junk stored within that distance.
B.
No licensee shall pile or stack or place junk above
the level at the height of the fence enclosing a junkyard or otherwise
in such manner as to create a fire hazard or to create a place for
the harboring of rats, mice or vermin.
No part of any premises sought to be licensed
shall be located within 200 feet of any private residence or within
500 feet of any church or school.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by Ord. No. 6-85]
A.
A junkyard shall be completely concealed from view
from the public road. In concealing the view of the licensed premises
from the public road, the licensee shall have at the time of the application,
or shall construct within 60 days of the granting of any license and
before storing of any junk, a solid board fence or enclosure of other
solid material at least seven feet above the ground and built in such
manner as to conceal the junkyard from view from any public street
or public property from outside the enclosure. The fence or enclosure
shall be painted either white or dark green and shall be maintained
in good condition and kept in a good, painted condition at all times.
There shall be no advertisement allowed or any description or writing
on the fence except the owner's name and description of the character
of his business, and such description or writing shall not exceed
an area of 24 total square feet. The requirement as to fencing may
be waived temporarily by the Board of Commissioners, in its discretion,
where the conditions are such that by reason of location or the existence
of a natural or other barrier the premises are not visible from either
the public road or the adjoining properties.
B.
The licensed premises shall be enclosed at the entrances
and exits thereof and therefrom by gates which shall be constructed
so that the premises are not visible from either the public road or
the adjoining properties and which shall be securely closed and locked
when unattended to preclude entrance to the enclosure whenever the
enclosure may be unattended.
C.
The remaining premises around the junkyard shall be
concealed from the view of adjoining owners so far as possible by
a fence or shrubbery either seven feet high or of such height as may
conceal the view from surrounding property as may best be done.
No junk or rubbish or salvage material of any
type shall be maintained outside the enclosure surrounding the licensed
premises of any junkyard nor outside of any junk shop licensed under
this chapter.
A.
No burning shall be permitted, except that this shall
not prohibit the use of acetylene torches in salvaging or repairing
any goods, motor vehicles or other chattels on the premises or parts
thereof. In the event that fires of accidental nature occur on the
licensed premises in such numbers or such periods of time as to create
a fire hazard to other properties or inhabitants of the Village or
otherwise occur so consistently or in such number as to become a nuisance
to the fire departments of the Village, the Board of Commissioners
may revoke the license granted after due hearing and notice thereof.
B.
The licensee shall obtain from the proper authorities
of the Fire Department permits to use acetylene torches and other
equipment which is regulated under the Code of the Village of Ridgefield
Park and other ordinances and codes of the Village which deal with
the obtaining of permits for the use of equipment in burning and salvaging
materials. Failure to obtain such permits shall be deemed good cause
to revoke a license at any time.
No materials of any explosive nature, excepting
acetylene, oxygen and propane gases used in cutting, welding or brazing,
shall be maintained, stored or demolished on any licensed premises.
No materials shall be kept or maintained on
the licensed premises which shall be of such odorous nature as to
be offensive to adjoining property owners or other inhabitants in
the area of the licensed premises.
The licensee shall take all reasonable measures
to keep rats or other vermin from the licensed premises.
The licensee shall maintain sufficient fire
extinguishers on the licensed premises at all times and shall also
establish fire protection according to standards recommended by the
National Fire Protection Association for such premises. The licensee
shall also report all fires to the Village Clerk, furnishing date
and extent of fire and cause, if known.
No licensee under this chapter shall purchase
any goods, articles or other materials from any person under the age
of 17 years.
The business of the licensee shall be operated
in such manner as not to cause unreasonably loud noises that are either
so consistent or so audible as to be a nuisance to other property
owners or inhabitants in the neighborhood.
No licensee shall knowingly buy, sell, receive,
dispose of, conceal or have in his possession any motor vehicle from
which the manufacturer's serial number or any other numeral or identification
mark has been removed, defaced, altered, covered or destroyed with
the apparent purpose of concealing the identity of such vehicle.
All junk dealers shall keep books in which records
are maintained of all purchases by the junk dealer and which books
shall be open to inspection by any law enforcement agency in order
to enable the Police Department to trace stolen goods. Such inspections
by any law enforcement agency, however, shall be made only upon the
written authorization for such inspection from the Chief of Police
of the Village.
No licensee shall conduct any operations upon
the licensed premises on Sundays or legal holidays or between the
hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays.
