[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Gresham as §§ 12.05 and 12.15 of the prior Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling, gathering, delivering or storing old iron, brass, copper or other base metals, paper, rags or glass, any recyclable material unless no value is given therefor, and all articles and things discarded as manufactured articles commonly referred to as "junk," without first obtaining a license from the Village Board.
No license shall be required for the storage of wrecked motor vehicles stored within service garages and filling stations or on any service garage or filling station site, as provided in § 213-6 of this Code.
Applications for such license shall be made on forms supplied by the Village Clerk and filed with the Clerk.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
See the Village Fee Schedule on file in the office of the Village Clerk. The license year shall commence on July 1 of each year.
The application shall be referred to the Village Board, which may grant, grant with conditions, or deny the license.
A. 
No junk shall be displayed or stored outside the fenced area of the premises.
B. 
No licensee hereunder shall conduct his business or any operation pertaining to such occupation on Sundays.
C. 
No licensee shall conduct his business in such manner as to disturb unduly the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. The premises shall at all times be kept in a clean and wholesome condition and in full compliance with this chapter and in accordance with the reasonable rules, regulations and directions of the Village Board.
D. 
Effective means for the elimination of the rodents and vermin commonly infesting junkyards shall be administered by all licensees hereunder.
E. 
Every junk dealer shall keep a record of all copper, brass, guns, watches and other valuable materials purchased, with the name and address of the person from whom purchased, the kind and quantity purchased, the serial number of the item purchased, and the date of the transaction. Such record shall be entered in a book which shall be open to inspection by police officers at any time.
F. 
No junk shall be purchased from any person under 16 years of age without the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person.
A. 
Upon complaint being made in, writing, by any official of the Village to the Village Board that any licensee hereunder has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, the Village Board shall cause a summons and complaint to be served upon the licensee to appear before it at the time specified in the summons, which shall be not less than 10 days after the date of the service thereof, to show cause why his license shall not be revoked or suspended. The Village Board shall thereupon proceed to hear the matter and, if it finds that the allegations of such complaint are true, may revoke or suspend the license of such person. The provisions hereunder shall not be effective unless the licensee has received a copy of the complaint from the Building Inspector and such licensee has been given a reasonable time to correct the condition complained of or to otherwise satisfy such complaint.
B. 
Whenever a license is revoked, the licensee shall have a period of 45 days from the date of such revocation to liquidate his business, during which time he shall be required to comply with all the terms and conditions of this chapter.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of this Code.