As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
JUNK DEALER
Any person engaged in the business of collecting, peddling,
dealing in, or storing waste paper, rags, old metals, or other materials
commonly known as "junk."
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 1103]
A. Requirement; fee.
(1) No person shall engage in business as a junk dealer or in the motor
vehicle salvage business without having first obtained a license from
the City Council to carry on such business. Application for such license
shall be made on forms furnished by the Clerk and shall state the
name of the applicant, the location of his place of business and of
his shop or yard and the description of any vehicles to be licensed.
In the case of a license for a junk dealer, the fee shall be as set
from time to time by City Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2) Upon approval by the Council and payment of the license fee, the
license shall be issued, signed by the City Manager and Clerk. Such
license shall expire on June 30 following its issue. Every such license
may be revoked for cause, and none of the licenses herein mentioned
shall be transferable.
B. Revocation. Upon complaint being made in writing by any municipal
official or resident of the City to the Clerk that any licensee has
violated any provisions of this section, the City Council shall summon
such licensee to appear before it at the time specified in the summons,
which shall be not less than three days after the date of the service
thereof, to show cause why his license shall not be revoked. The Council
shall proceed to hear the matter and if it finds the allegation of
said complaint to be true, it may revoke such license or suspend the
same for a specified time.
All licenses granted hereunder shall be granted subject to the
following conditions and other conditions of this chapter, and subject
to all other ordinances and regulations of the City applicable thereto.
A. Consent to entry. Every applicant procuring a license thereby consents
to the entry of the police or other duly authorized representatives
of the City at all hours for the purpose of inspection and search,
and consent to the removal from said premises of all things and articles
there had in violation of City ordinances or state laws and consents
to the introduction of such things and articles in evidence in any
prosecution that may be brought for such offenses.
B. Sanitary, safety requirements.
(1) Said premises and all structures thereon shall be so situated and
constructed that the business may be carried on in a sanitary manner,
shall contain no fire hazards, and shall be arranged so that thorough
inspection may be made at any time by the proper health, fire, building
and police authorities.
(2) All necessary steps must be taken to eliminate rodents and vermin.
C. Fence required. Every premises or enclosure, except a completely
enclosed building used in the conduct of the junk dealer's business
or the motor vehicle salvage business abutting or facing a residential
district, shall be enclosed by a tight fence or wall of uniform material
and construction, no less than six feet nor more than eight feet in
height, erected in such a manner as to obstruct the premises from
public view. In all other cases, such premises or enclosure shall
have a substantial fence not less than eight feet high along the street
line. Such fence or wall shall be maintained at all times in good
condition by the licensee.
D. Operation within building. The motor vehicle salvage business shall
be conducted entirely within a building, except that not more than
six parts of six motor vehicles may be permitted to remain in the
open, provided that no one vehicle shall remain in the open for more
than 30 days.
E. Moving business. No licensee shall remove his place of business from
the place designated in the license until written permission has been
secured from the City Council and the same endorsed upon the license.
No licensee shall carry on the business at or from any other place
than the one designated in the license thereof. Nor shall said business
be carried on after such license has been revoked or has expired.
No licensee shall operate his business between the hours of
8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except in the case of an emergency, and the
wrecking of motor vehicles or farm implements shall not be conducted
on Sundays or legal holidays.
No licensee shall purchase from any minor under 18 years of
age any junk or metals of any kind or description whatever without
the written consent of the parent or guardian of such minor.