[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Fremont 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-1 as Secs. 12.06 and 12.15 of the 1986
Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling, gathering,
delivering or storing old iron, brass, copper or other base metals,
paper, rags or glass, any recyclable material unless no value is given
therefor, and all articles and things discarded as manufactured articles
commonly referred to as "junk," without first obtaining a license
from the Village Board.
No license shall be required for the storage of wrecked motor
vehicles stored within service garages and filling stations or on
any service garage or filling station site.
Applications for such license shall be made on forms supplied
by the Clerk-Treasurer and filed with the Clerk-Treasurer.
The license fee shall be $25 per year. The license year shall
commence on July 1 of each year.
The application shall be referred to the Village Board which
may grant, grant with conditions or deny the license.
A.
No junk shall be displayed or stored outside the fenced area of the
premises.
B.
No licensee hereunder shall conduct his business or any operation
pertaining to such occupation on Sundays.
C.
No licensee shall conduct his business in such manner as to disturb
unduly the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. The premises shall
at all times be kept in a clean and wholesome condition and in full
compliance with this section and in accordance with the reasonable
rules, regulations and directions of the Village Board.
D.
Effective means for the elimination of the rodents and vermin commonly
infesting junkyards shall be administered by all licensees hereunder.
E.
Every junk dealer shall keep a record of all copper, brass, guns,
watches and other valuable materials purchased with the name and address
of the person from whom purchased, the kind and quantity purchased,
the serial number of the item purchased, and the date of the transaction.
Such record shall be entered in a book which shall be open to inspection
by Village officials at any time.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-02]
F.
No junk shall be purchased from any person under 16 years of age
without the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person.
A.
Upon complaint being made in writing by any official of the Village
to the Village Board that any licensee hereunder has violated any
of the provisions of this section, the Village Board shall cause a
summons and complaint to be served upon the licensee to appear before
it at the time specified in the summons, which shall be not less than
10 days after the date of the service thereof, to show cause why his
license shall not be revoked or suspended. The Village Board shall
thereupon proceed to hear the matter and, if it finds that the allegations
of such complaint are true, may revoke or suspend the license of such
person. The provisions hereunder shall not be effective unless the
licensee has received a copy of the complaint from the Building Inspector
and such licensee has been given a reasonable time to correct the
condition complained of or to otherwise satisfy such complaint.
B.
Whenever a license is revoked, the licensee shall have a period of
45 days from the date of such revocation to liquidate his business,
during which time he shall be required to comply with all the terms
and conditions of this section.
