The Town Board may revoke a junkyard permit upon reasonable
cause should the applicant fail to comply with any provision of this
chapter. Before a permit may be revoked, a public hearing shall be
held by the Town Board. Notice of the hearing shall be made in the
official newspaper at least five days prior to the date thereof. The
permit holder shall be notified of the hearing by certified mail at
least five days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, the Town Board
shall hear the permit holder and all other persons wishing to be heard
on the revocation of the junkyard permit. Should the Town Board decide
to revoke a permit, the reasons for such revocation shall be stated
in the Town Board minutes. The permit holder shall be immediately
notified of the revocation by certified mail. Upon revocation, all
operations shall stop and the owner will have 60 days to remove all
junk. If after 60 days the junk is not removed, the Town reserves
the right to have the junk removed and disposed of, and all costs
of such removal and disposal shall be borne by the landowner.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be guilty of an offense and subject to a fine of not more than
$1,000 and/or 15 days in jail or by a penalty of up to $1,000 to be
recovered by the Town in a civil action. Every such person shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each week such violation,
disobedience, omission, neglect or refusal shall continue.
In addition to above provided penalties, the Town Board may
also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a
court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or restrain
by injunction the violation of any article of this chapter.
This chapter shall supersede and revoke the ordinance of the
Town of Verona regulating auto wrecking and/or junkyards previously
enacted.