Except where otherwise indicated by the context, the following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:
Junk.
Old iron, steel, brass, copper, tin, lead or other base metals; old cordage, ropes, rags, fibers or fabrics; old rubber; old bottles or other glass; bones; wastepaper and other waste or discarded material which might be prepared to be used again, in some form; but “junk” shall not include materials or objects accumulated by a person as byproducts, waste or scraps from the operation of his own business or materials or objects held and used by a manufacturer as an integral part of his own manufacturing process.
Person.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind with three (3) or more inoperable vehicles located on the same premises.
Wrecking yard and junkyard.
Any yard, lot or place, covered or uncovered, outdoors or in an enclosed building, containing junk, items of salvage or wrecked or dismantled automobiles, upon which occurs one or more acts of buying, keeping, dismantling, processing, selling or offering for sale any such items of junk or salvage, or wrecked automobiles, in whole or by parts, for a business or commercial purpose.
Wrecking yard operator or junkyard operator.
Any person who operates a wrecking yard or junkyard within the city.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-1; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-66)
All appropriate officers and inspectors of the city shall be granted permission to enter upon the premises of a wrecking yard or junkyard, during business hours, for the purpose of making an inspection of such premises to assure compliance. Failure to grant entry for inspection shall be grounds for license revocation, at the option of the city.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-7; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-67)
In addition to securing a license, all operations of wrecking yards and junkyards shall meet the requirements set forth in the zoning ordinances, building code, fire and police regulations.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-8; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-68)
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a wrecking yard operator or junkyard operator in the city, whether personally, by agents or employees, without first obtaining a license therefor from the city secretary in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-2; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-76)
An applicant for a license to operate a wrecking yard or a junkyard shall make application to the city secretary for a license upon forms furnished by the city secretary which contain such information as may be required to ascertain qualifications for such license.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-3.1; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-77)
An applicant, to qualify for a license issued by the city, as provided in section 8.06.032, shall have the following permits and licenses issued by the state, to wit:
(1) 
Resale permit;
(2) 
Dismantling permit;
(3) 
Store license;
(4) 
Sales tax permit; and
(5) 
Dealer’s license.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-3.2; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-78)
Upon assurance of compliance with this article, and the payment of all license fees, the tax assessor-collector shall issue a wrecking yard or junkyard license that shall permit both operations combined or one only as the operator chooses. The license shall be valid for a period of one year. The annual license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall be a flat fee paid for one year that will encompass both the application and the license together.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-4; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-79; Ordinance 8239, sec. 1, adopted 9/24/1981; Ordinance 2025-O0112 adopted 9/9/2025)
A license issued under this article shall be valid for a period of one year, with renewal on or before January first of each year. The annual license fee shall be fifty-five dollars ($55.00). The annual license fee paid along with the application fee shall be prorated as to the portion of the year remaining at the time of license issuance.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-5; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-81; Ordinance 8239, sec. 1, adopted 9/24/1981)
The city secretary, upon notice from any department of the city that an operator of a wrecking yard or junkyard has, after notice, failed to comply with requirements for such operation, may revoke such operator’s license. Reinstatement of an operator shall be by the same method as securing an initial license.
(1959 Code, sec. 35-6; Ordinance 6337, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 14-80)