A.
The permittee must personally own the land or be responsible for
the management of the activity or business for which the permit is
granted.
B.
Such permit shall be displayed conspicuously at all times at the
permittee's place of activity or business for which it is issued.
C.
The permittee must assure the proper and safe conduct of such activity
or business, to minimize the fire hazard therefrom and to prevent
trespass thereon. All junkyard operations shall be accomplished within
the junk storage area.
D.
The Enforcement Officer, or the Town Board, or any of its representatives
shall be granted access to the area of business of the applicant at
all reasonable hours to inspect the same for compliance herewith.
A.
The Enforcement Officer shall make inspections of the premises of
any junkyard for which application for permit has been made and shall
inspect, at least annually, any other existing junkyard within the
Town, and shall report to the Town Board on the conditions of such
junkyard.
B.
The Enforcement Officer shall make periodic inspections of the Town
to ensure that all existing junkyards have permits and that the requirements
of this chapter are met.
C.
The Enforcement Officer shall not enter the premises of any private
property without the consent of the owner. It shall be the responsibility
of the applicant to arrange for all required inspections of the premises
prior to permit issuance or renewal.
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.
