[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 1; as amended by Ord.
1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1.
JUNK — As used in this Part 3, shall mean any discarded material or article such as is not ordinarily disposed of as rubbish or refuse, and shall include, but not be limited to, scrap metal and scrapped motor vehicles, and shall not include any garbage or other organic waste, or any paper, rubbish, rags or other flammable article or material.
2.
JUNK DEALER — As used in this Part, shall mean any person,
as hereinafter defined, who shall engage in the business of selling,
buying and dealing in junk from a fixed location in the Borough.
3.
PERSON — As used in this Part, shall mean any natural person,
partnership, firm or corporation.
4.
In this Part, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/22/1966, § 2; as amended by Ord.
1028-85, 8/12/1985]
No person shall engage in business as a junk dealer in the Borough
of Gettysburg without first having obtained a license from the Borough
Manager, for which license the fee shall be $150. The license shall
be issued for the twelve-month period beginning July 1 and ending
June 30 of the following year, and each license must be renewed annually
on or before the first day of July of each year; provided that, in
any case where a junk dealer's business shall be established in the
Borough on or after the first day of January in any year, the license
fee payable by such junk dealer for the remainder of such year shall
be at 1/2 the yearly rate.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1028-85, 8/12/1985]
The license provided for in § 13-302 of this Part 3 shall be issued by the Borough Manager after application shall have been made therefor by the person desiring to be licensed. Such license shall state the name of the person to whom such license is issued and the premises from which such business is to be conducted. A bond shall be posted in accordance with § 13-309. Such license shall be posted conspicuously upon the premises licensed thereunder.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 4]
No person licensed under this Part 3 shall engage in business
as a junk dealer in any place other than the place designated upon
his license.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 5]
No license issued under this Part 3 shall be transferable from
one person to another person except when the ownership of a licensed
premises shall change. In any such case the new owner shall apply
for a transfer of such license to him and shall pay a transfer fee
of $10.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 6]
Every junk dealer shall provide and shall constantly keep a
book in which shall be fairly written down in the English language
at the time of the purchase of any junk, a description of every article
or material purchased or received by him, the date and hour of such
purchase or receipt, and the person from whom such article or material
was purchased or received. Such book and all junk purchased, received
or handled by any junk dealer shall at all times be subject to the
inspection of the Chief of Police and any other official of the Borough
of Gettysburg.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 7]
Every junk dealer, licensed under this Part 3, shall keep and
retain upon the licensed premises, for a period of 48 hours after
the purchase or receipt thereof, all junk received or purchased by
him, and he shall not disturb or reduce the same or alter the original
form, shape or condition until such period of 48 hours shall have
elapsed.
[Ord. 6652-A, 5/2/1966, § 8; as amended by Ord.
1028-85, 8/12/1985]
Every junk dealer licensed under this Part 3 shall constantly maintain the licensed premises in the manner prescribed by this section, as follows:
1.
Such premises shall at all times be maintained so as not to constitute
a nuisance or a menace to the health of the community or of residents
nearby or a place for the breeding of rodents and vermin.
2.
No garbage or other organic waste, and no paper, rubbish, rags or
other flammable articles or materials, shall be stored in such premises.
3.
Whenever any motor vehicle shall be received in such premises as
junk, all gasoline and oil shall be drained and removed therefrom,
and none shall be permitted to remain upon the premises.
4.
The manner of storage and arrangement of junk, and the drainage facilities
of the premises, shall be such as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water upon the premises and to facilitate access for firefighting
purposes.
5.
No junk shall be stored on the licensed premises within 25 feet of
the property lines.
6.
The licensed premises shall, whenever the Borough Council shall deem
it necessary and desirable, be enclosed by a fence of a type and style
to be determined by the Borough Council or by evergreen screen plantings,
or both.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
Any person who desires a license as a junk dealer shall post
a performance bond of $25,000 before a license shall be issued.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1236-99, 12/13/1999,
§ 2]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part 3 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Part 3 continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
