Except where otherwise indicated by the context, the following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Chapter:
BUSINESS PREMISES OR PREMISES
The area of a junkyard as described in a junk dealer's license or application for license, as provided for in this Chapter.
JUNK
Any fragment, item or material that has been discarded or is no longer useful.
JUNK DEALER
A person who operates a "junkyard" as defined below, within the City.
JUNKYARD
An establishment, area or place of business maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling of junk.
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a junk dealer in the City, whether personally, by agents or employees, singly, or along with some other business or enterprise, without first having obtained a license from the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 605 of the Raymore City Code.
Upon receipt of an application for a junk dealer's license, the City may cause an investigation to be made of the applicant's business background and character. If the findings of said investigation are favorable to the applicant, the City Clerk shall issue a junk dealer's license to the applicant. If the findings of said investigation are not favorable to the applicant, the City Clerk shall deny a junk dealer's license to the applicant. The applicant will have ten (10) days to appeal the decision to the City Manager.
A. 
The following general operating requirements shall apply to all junk dealers licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter:
1. 
The license issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be plainly displayed on the business premises.
2. 
The junkyard, together with things kept on premise, shall at all times be maintained in a sanitary condition.
3. 
No space not covered by the license shall be used in the licensed business.
4. 
No water shall be allowed to stand in any place on the premises in such manner as to afford a breeding place for mosquitoes.
5. 
Weeds and grass on the premises shall be kept at a height of not more than eight (8) inches.
6. 
No garbage or other waste that gives off a foul odor or attracts vermin shall be kept on the premises; nor shall any refuse of any kind be kept on the premises, unless such refuse is junk as described herein and is in use in the licensed business.
7. 
No junk shall be allowed to rest upon or protrude over any public property, street, alley, walkway, or curb or become scattered or blown off the business premises.
8. 
Junk shall be stored in piles not exceeding six (6) feet in height and shall be arranged so as to permit easy access to all such junk.
9. 
No combustible material of any kind not used in the normal course of business shall be kept on the premises; nor shall the premises be allowed to become a fire hazard.
10. 
Gasoline and oil shall be removed from any scrapped engines or vehicles on the premises.
11. 
No junk or other material shall be burned on the premises.
12. 
No noisy activity shall be carried on in connection with the licensed business on Sunday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or at any time between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
13. 
The area on the premises where junk is kept (other than indoors) shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with an opaque vertical wall or fence of a minimum height of six (6) feet measured from ground level. Entrances and exits shall not be wider or more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of the licensed business.
14. 
Any and all other conditions as may be imposed by the Unified Development Code or Conditional Use Permit.