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)