[Amended 6-3-1964]
By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board of the Town
of North Collins declares its intent in so doing to be to regulate,
control and license the activities or businesses known as "auto graveyards,"
"junkyards" and "secondhand parts collection areas," the processing
of used metals for resale and the dumping, storage and disposal of
waste now operating within the limits of the Town of North Collins
and to prohibit the operation or maintenance of any such yard on any
parcel of land within the limits of the Town of North Collins which
was not used for such purpose on January 1, 1964, and has not been
continuously so used since January 1, 1964. Said Town Board hereby
declares that such activities or businesses can constitute a hazard
to property and persons and a public nuisance. Such materials may
be highly flammable and sometimes explosive. Gasoline tanks on old
autos often contain, in some quantity, combustible gasoline, and the
engine and other parts of such autos are frequently covered with grease
and oil which is also flammable. The tires, plastic seats, tops and
other elements of such autos are also flammable. Batteries and other
elements of such autos can contain acids and other matter potentially
harmful to humans. These autos frequently contain sharp metal or glass
edges or points upon which a human could receive serious cuts and
abrasions. These autos can constitute attractive nuisances to children
and certain adults. The presence of such junkyards, even in areas
zoned for business or industry, is unsightly and tends to detract
from the value of surrounding land and property and constitutes a
fire hazard, a threat to the health and safety of the Town of North
Collins and a possible cause of a disaster within the Town of North
Collins.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUTO
A passenger auto, truck, tractor-truck, trailer, bus, motorcycle
or other vehicle, however propelled, as well as tractors, bulldozers,
machinery and equipment.
PERSON
An individual, an association, a partnership or a corporation.
No person shall engage in or conduct on real property within
the Town of North Collins, either for himself or for and on behalf
of any other person, directly or indirectly, as agent, employee or
otherwise, any activity or business, either for profit or otherwise,
at wholesale or retail, which involves the collection, storage, burning,
dumping, disassembling, dismantling, salvaging, sorting or otherwise
handling or arranging for sale, resale, storage or disposal or otherwise
of bodies, engines or parts of autos or of any other secondhand or
used property of whatever material it is composed or any waste material,
whether composed of wood, paper, cloth, cardboard, plastics metals,
stone, cement or otherwise, without first obtaining a license therefor
as hereinafter provided.