[Adopted 10-26-2004 by G.O. No. 8-2004]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this article,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein respectively
ascribed to them;
The Comptroller of the City of Yonkers.
The Corporation Counsel of the City of Yonkers.
The Director of the Office of Licensing, who is also referred to as the "Consumer Protection Officer" in Article IIIA of the Charter, and shall include the designee of the Director, unless otherwise provided.
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons,
corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies
and all other entities of any kind which are capable of being sued.
A person or business who offers space for consumers'
goods for compensation. Note: This description is only a general explanation
of which businesses need to have a storage warehouse license.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or
operate a storage warehouse without having procured a license to conduct
such business from the Director.
A.
The application for a license or for any renewal thereof to conduct
a storage warehouse shall be in writing and shall state the specific
location where said business is to be established, maintained and
operated and the maximum number of persons to be employed therein.
The Office, before issuing any such license, shall cause an investigation
to be made of the premises named and described in such application
by the Fire Department and other appropriate City agencies, for the
purpose of determining whether the provisions of the Yonkers Fire
and Building Code[1] and all other applicable state and local safety and fire
regulations are fully complied with.
B.
If the Office shall be satisfied that the proposed storage warehouse
and the premises wherein it is located conform to the provisions of
this article and other laws relating thereto, it shall issue or cause
to be issued a license authorizing such applicant to establish, maintain,
conduct or operate a storage warehouse at the place designated in
such application for and during the period of such license.
Prior to the issuance of a license to establish, maintain and
operate a storage warehouse, each applicant therefor shall pay a nonrefundable
application fee of $25 and the amount of $590 for the first warehouse
and $300 for each additional warehouse and furnish a bond to the Director
in the amount of $10,000. The bond shall be executed with two or more
sureties or a duly authorized surety company approved by the Director,
shall be payable to the City of Yonkers and shall be conditioned for
compliance with the provisions of this article and any amendment thereto,
and upon the further condition that the licensee will pay to the City
any fine, penalty or any other obligation within 30 days of its imposition,
and shall be subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel.
Each such license shall expire on the 31st of December following
the date of its issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked by the
Director and shall not be transferable from person to person nor from
the location for which it is originally issued.
In addition to the above, all storage warehouses shall comply
with the provisions of the Fire and Building Code[1] of the City of Yonkers.
A violation of this article shall constitute a Class II offense.
