[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Hancock 5-10-2006 as Ch. 24 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
JUNK
Any form of trash, rubbish, debris, or other unsightly materials, including, but not limited to, newspapers, cardboard or wooden boxes of any style, crates, and containers, tires, etc.
JUNK AREA
An area where waste and/or discarded materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, parked, stored, disassemble, or handled, and yards for storage of such or like materials, including any equipment associated therewith; but does not include an area where such activity is conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building or a fenced area designed to conceal such activity.
SALVAGE
Any old scrap, copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries; junked, dismantled or wrecked machinery or appliances; motor vehicles, or any parts thereof in any combination; and other ferrous or nonferrous materials.
SALVAGE AREA
An area which is maintained, operated or used for the storing, keeping, buying, selling or processing of salvage, or for the operation and maintenance of a motor vehicle graveyard, appliances or machinery, and/or any recycling or refurbishing operation. Any collection of three or more automobile hulks, any parts or combinations thereof of any appliances and/or machinery shall be considered a salvage area; but does not include an area where such activity is conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building or a fenced area designed to conceal such activity.
It shall be unlawful for any property owner or tenant to operate any junk area or salvage area within the corporate limits of the Town of Hancock unless:
A. 
Such business is conducted in a completely enclosed building; or
B. 
Such business activity is concealed by a fence designed and sufficient enough to conceal any item(s) associated with said business.
A. 
Enforcement of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the Town Manager of the Town of Hancock. The Town Manager shall first visit and observe the area, verbally advising the property owner/tenant of the violation(s). This shall be followed by a certified letter to the property owner and/or tenant advising of the violation(s). The property owner and/or tenant will have a thirty-day period to cease and desist or make provisions to comply with this chapter.
B. 
At the end of the 30 days, on on-site inspection shall be made once again. If in violation, the Mayor and Town Council, at a duly constituted meeting, may authorize the Town Attorney to proceed with proper civil action and/or injunctive relief to cause the property owner and/or tenant to cease and desist from the alleged violation(s).
A. 
Any property owner and/or tenant found to be in violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $500 for each location, each day. Each day shall be considered a separate violation.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Section 9, Article 7, Junk and Salvage Areas, effective November 28, 1995, recorded Liber 5, folio 875, among the Acts, Ordinances and Resolutions of Towns in the Office of the Clerk of the Court for Washington County, Maryland.