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.
No license issued under this Chapter shall be transferred or
assigned or used in any way by any person other than the one (1) to
whom it was issued.
All licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on the 31st day of December annually. License fees shall be discounted as outlined in Chapter
605. No license fee shall be refunded.