[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Fox Crossing 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 200713-1.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This chapter derives from § 9.05 of the former Municipal Code, amended 8-26-1998, 7-14-2003 and 11-28-2005.
No person shall keep or maintain in the Village any building or yard for the keeping or storing in commercial quantities or for dealing in any old, used or secondhand materials of any kind, including rags, paper, rubbish, bottles, rubber, iron or other metals or junked motor vehicles or parts thereof, without first having obtained a license as provided.
Every application for a salvage yard operator's license shall be in writing and shall contain the name and address of the person applying for such license and proposed location of the business and a detailed account of the type of materials to be dealt in or stored.
Whenever it shall appear that the proposed location of such yard or business and the types of materials to be collected and stored meet the requirements of Article 7 of Chapter 435, Zoning, the Village Board shall authorize and the Village Clerk shall issue a salvage yard operator's license. License shall be annual or a six-month license may be obtained and shall terminate on June 30. Fees are set forth in the Village Fee Schedule, reference this Code section, and are nonrefundable.
Any salvage yard operator's license may be revoked by the Village Board whenever it shall appear that such business is conducted in such a manner as to create a public nuisance or upon conviction of such licensee for violation of any state law or Village ordinance pertaining to salvage yard operators.
All licenses shall be issued as of July 1 and shall continue in force until June 30 next succeeding the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner revoked as provided by law.
In no event shall a license be issued to any person or persons, association, partnership, firm, or corporation to carry on and do any of the things defined in Article 3 of Chapter 435, Zoning, and enumerated in §§ 317-1 to 317-3 of this chapter on premises within 600 feet of any property in a residential, mixed-use or commercial zoning district or 1,000 feet of any public highway within the Village of Fox Crossing.
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Premises licensed under this chapter for the purpose of carrying on a salvage yard or storing of salvage shall be enclosed by a minimum six-foot-high solid fence, subject to approval by the reviewing authority, which shall effectively conceal the things within the enclosed fence from the view of the streets and highways.
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At no time shall old iron, scrap iron, old bottles, old rags, papers, old automobile tires, rubber, brass, steel or other materials of any and all types be piled so high as to be exposed above the enclosure of any salvage yard.
Each licensee shall keep his/her salvage yard in a sanitary condition, complying with Village and state laws relating to sanitary conditions and rules and regulations of the County Department of Health and shall keep inflammable material in such condition that there will be a minimum danger from fire. Every licensee shall permit inspection of his/her premises and any salvage by duly authorized representatives of the Village at all reasonable hours.