No person shall engage in the business of keeping a junkyard,
i.e., keep and maintain a yard, covered or uncovered, space or place,
in the Township for the purpose of buying and selling, exchanging
or storing rags, old metals, old bottles, old glassware, old tinware,
old paper, old plumbing fixtures, dismantled old automobiles or parts
thereof, motor vehicle junk or any other old material commonly called "junk,"
without being licensed to do so by the Township Committee. This shall
not prohibit the storage of old material to be used, by the person
storing the same, for manufacturing purposes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All licenses shall expire on January 31 of each year. The fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter
245, Fees, §
245-4, imposed for revenue.
[Amended by Ord. No. 15-3]
In addition to the provisions of Chapter
301, Licensing, the following shall apply.
A. Application for a license shall
be made to the Township Committee in writing and the committee shall
fix a reasonable time for a hearing.
B. The applicant shall publish notice
of his or her intention to apply for a license in a newspaper published
in the county seat of Hunterdon County, which publication shall be
inserted in two issues of the paper, and the last publication shall
not be more than 10 days preceding the date of hearing.
C. The applicant shall, by affidavit,
present satisfactory proof to the Township Committee, at least two
days prior to the hearing, that the notices have been published. Upon
the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
No junkyard shall be kept and maintained unless the premises
has a suitable enclosure not less than eight feet in height and constructed
in such manner that the interior of the yard and the contents thereof
shall not be visible from the outside. The licensee shall at all times
maintain the premises in a safe and sightly manner with due regard
to the public health and safety of persons and property in the vicinity
in which the junkyard is located No material shall be placed or kept
by the licensee on the sidewalk or street or any part thereof or on
or above the fence or between the fence and any building. No junkyard
shall be operated by any licensee in any space not specifically licensed,
nor shall the licensee conduct his or her junkyard to occasion any
moral hazards to the residents of the neighborhood or any traffic
hazards on adjoining highways.
Every licensee of a junkyard shall provide and keep a book on
the licensed premises in which shall be written at the time of each
purchase a description of the articles purchased, the name and residence
of the person from which the purchase was made and the date of purchase.
The book shall at all reasonable times be opened to the inspection
of any state police officer or police officer of the Township or of
the county.