Any person violating any of the provisions of this division
shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum of money not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ordinance 51, sec. IX, adopted 1/15/57; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
From and after the effective date of this division, it shall
be unlawful for any person or firm to build, construct, or commence
to operate or use any property in the city as a wrecking yard or a
junkyard. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person or firm operating
any existing junkyard or wrecking yard to expand existing facilities
or to enlarge the area of such existing facilities, or to acquire
additional property in the city for the prohibited use.
(Ordinance 51, sec. I, adopted 1/15/57)
(a) Burning automobiles.
No automobile or any part thereof
shall be burned for wrecking or salvage purposes in or on any premises
occupied as a wrecking yard.
(b) Fire extinguishing equipment.
One two-and-one-half gallon
foam type extinguisher or its equivalent shall be provided.
(c) Storage on street.
No automobile or any part thereof
shall be stored for sale purposes on any street or sidewalk, or portion
thereof, in such manner as may interfere with the operations of the
fire department.
(d) Piling and stacking automobiles.
No old discarded automobiles,
or parts thereof, shall be piled or stacked in any manner as to exceed
six feet in height, or six hundred twenty-five square feet in floor
or lot area. An aisle of at least four feet shall be maintained at
all times between piles or stacks of old automobiles or parts thereof,
in such a manner as to allow free access on the part of the fire department.
(e) Repairing vehicles.
Nothing but automobile dismantling
shall be carried on in any automobile wrecking yard or establishment,
and if repairs are made to any automobile or other self-propelled
vehicle, such repairs shall be made in a building meeting all the
requirements of a public automobile garage or automobile repair shop,
and in keeping with the regulations for such occupancy.
(f) Draining of gasoline.
All gasoline shall be drained
from the gasoline reservoirs of all automobiles or other self-propelled
vehicles stored or kept on the premises, unless such automobiles or
vehicles are in such state of repair as to enable them to be removed
from the premises under their own power.
(Ordinance 51, secs. II–VII,
adopted 1/15/57)