No person shall within the City engage in the business of buying
and selling or picking up and selling at retail or wholesale or dealing
in any article which from its worn condition renders it practically
useless for the purpose for which it was made and which is commonly
classed as junk or salvage without obtaining a license therefor.
Application for license hereunder shall be made to the City
Clerk upon a form provided by the City Clerk which shall request such
information from the applicant as the Common Council may prescribe.
[Amended 12-30-1985 by Ord. No. 541]
The license fee hereunder for each premises at which business
hereunder is conducted shall be established by resolution of the Common
Council.
Any license issued hereunder shall expire on June 30.
No license shall be issued hereunder until approved by the Common
Council. In considering each application, the Common Council shall
take into account, among other things, the nature and development
of property surrounding a premises to be licensed, the proximity of
places for public gathering, traffic volume, congestion and hazards
at the location of the premises proposed to be licensed and the health,
safety, and general welfare of the public.
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked by the Council for violation of this chapter. Any person to whom a license is denied pursuant to this chapter or any license holder whose license has been suspended or revoked hereunder may seek remedy through procedures as provided in Chapter
6, Administrative Review, of this Code.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.