[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague 3-10-70. Sections 45-3B and 45-5 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
Junkyards are described as follows for the purposes of this chapter and the regulatory provisions provided for herein: any lot or parcel of land in the Township of Montague upon which is situate two or more unregistered motor vehicles or parts of vehicles the sum of which equals or exceeds in bulk two motor vehicles or upon which is situate boilers, automobiles or parts of same, plumbing fixtures, building materials or any other wastes or junk materials which equal or exceed in bulk two motor vehicles is deemed to be a junkyard. Farm tractors in working condition, although unregistered, shall not be considered in determining whether a junkyard exists.
No person, firm or corporation shall maintain or suffer or permit the maintenance of a junkyard in said township without first obtaining a license therefor.
[Amended 9-14-76 by Ord. No. 76-15]
A. 
An applicant for a license to operate a junkyard in said township shall file written application with the Township Clerk for the attention of the Township Committee and shall state his name and post office address and describe the lot or parcel to be licensed as a junkyard.
B. 
Said application shall be accompanied by cash or certified check, payable to "Treasurer, Township, Montague" for the license fee hereby fixed at $250 per year. [8-9-88 by Ord. No. 88-15]
C. 
The license period shall be January 1 to December 31 and the fee may be prorated from the date of issuance within said period to the following December 31.
D. 
The license shall be renewed annually by payment of the fee by the licensee on or before January 2 of the license year.
E. 
A license shall be subject to revocation or suspension upon proof of any violation hereunder after a hearing conducted by the Township Committee.
A licensee hereunder shall maintain the premises so that no junk shall be deposited within 40 feet of any public road or way and shall erect and maintain a neat solid wall or fence of a height not less than seven feet above the ground level, set back at least 40 feet from the public road and of sufficient length to effectively screen junk from the view of users of the highways.
Where topography of the yard in relation to the public road is such that fencing is unnecessary, the Township Committee may, on special application, waive this requirement.
[Amended 9-14-76 by Ord. No. 76-15]
Each and every person, firm or corporation violating any part or provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before a court having jurisdiction, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both.