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 and all articles and things discarded as manufactured
articles commonly referred to as "junk," without first obtaining a
license from the Common Council.
No license shall be required for the following:
A. The storage of wrecked motor vehicles stored within service garages
and filling stations or on any service garage or filling station site.
B. Regularly scheduled collection of recyclables.
Applications for such license shall be made on forms supplied
by the Clerk-Treasurer and filed with the Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 233]
The license fee shall be per year, in an amount as set from
time to time by resolution of the Common Council. The license year
shall commence on July 1 of each year.
The application shall be referred to the Common Council which
may grant, grant with conditions, or deny the license.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in §
1-3 of the Code of the City of Markesan.