For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this article are defined as follows:
"Auto wrecker"
shall mean any person who buys any vehicle or motor vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle Code of the State, for the purpose of dismantling or disassembling, or who dismantles or disassembles any such vehicle, or any part thereof, whether for the purpose of dealing in the parts thereof, using the same for reconditioning any other vehicle, or selling or otherwise dealing in the materials of such vehicle, and who maintains a yard, premises, or place in the City for such purpose.
"Junk yard dealer"
shall mean any person engaged in the business of buying or selling, either at wholesale or retail, and storing on premises in the City old, used, worn-out, or discarded rags, sacks, bottles, glass, cans, paper, metals, rubber, or any articles commonly known as junk, whether or not the same shall be of any value.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, manage, or carry on the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer in the City without first applying for and receiving a permit therefor in writing from the Council and, in addition, paying the annual business license tax provided for in this chapter to the Director of Finance. The procurement of a permit from the Council shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a license by the Director of Finance.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440, as amended by § 2 (115), Ord. 624-NS, eff. Dec. 15, 1999)
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to conduct or carry on the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer shall file an application in writing with the Council, which application shall contain the following:
(a) 
The street and number of the place where such business is proposed to be conducted or carried on;
(b) 
The residence address of the applicant;
(c) 
The telephone numbers, if there are any, at both the place of business and place of residence of the applicant; and
(d) 
The signature of the applicant.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
Upon the receipt of the application for a permit to engage in the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer, the Council shall cause to be investigated the character and business of the applicant and the location at which the applicant proposes to engage in business as specified in such application.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
Before receiving or acting upon an application for the granting of a permit to an auto wrecker or junk yard dealer, the Council shall require the payment of a permit fee in the amount of $300.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
After the investigation and the payment of the permit fee required by the provisions of Sections 3-1.604 and 3-1.605 of this article, the Council may issue a permit to such applicant if it shall be found that the conduct of the business for which a permit is sought will not constitute a public nuisance or be injurious to the health, safety, morals, or public welfare of the community. Such permit shall be effective for the remaining portion of the calendar year.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
Any person who has been issued a permit to engage in the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer shall not be required to file a new application but shall, upon the expiration of his or her yearly permit, secure an annual renewal, and shall comply with all the provisions of this article.
If there shall be no good cause for revocation or refusal, the Council shall grant a renewal of the yearly permit upon the payment of the sum of $100; provided, however, such fee shall be credited against any license tax payable pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440, as amended by § 1, Ord. 415-NS, eff. January 1, 1987)
In the event any person having a permit pursuant to the provisions of this article desires to sell, transfer, or assign such permit to any person holding a permit to engage in the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer in the City, the same may be done at the time of such sale, transfer, or assignment upon paying a transfer fee in the amount of $10. In the event any person desires to sell, transfer, or assign any permit to conduct such business in the City, such person shall pay an application fee in the amount of $150 for the transfer of such permit.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
(a) 
Separate locations. The payment of the permit fee in the amount of $300 as set forth in this article shall entitle any person to operate only one auto wrecking yard or junk yard in the City, and any person desiring an additional, separate, and new location shall make a new application to the Council in conformity with the procedure outlined in this article and shall pay an initial filing fee in the amount of $300 for so doing.
(b) 
Transfer of locations. Any person having a permit issued for the conduct of the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may file an application for a transfer of location upon the payment of a fee in the amount of $10 for so doing, and it shall not be necessary to pay any other permit fee in connection with such change of location.
(c) 
Enlargement of businesses. Any person holding a license or permit to conduct an auto wrecking yard or junk yard business at a given location who desires to enlarge or extend the area of such place of business by adding thereto adjoining or contiguous property shall not be deemed to be operating more than one auto wrecking yard or junk yard; provided, however, in the event such adjacent or contiguous property is desired to be used in connection with the original business location, the permittee shall file an application with the Council for a permit to include such additional adjoining or contiguous property and shall pay a fee in the amount of $10 for so doing.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)
(a) 
Grounds. In the event any person holding a permit to conduct or carry on the business of auto wrecker or junk yard dealer shall violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this article or any law relating to such business, or shall conduct or carry on such business in an unlawful manner or shall cause or permit such business to be so conducted or carried on, or shall conduct such business in such a manner that the same becomes a public nuisance or is injurious to the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the community, it shall be the duty of the Council, and the Council shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, revoke or suspend the permit issued for conducting or carrying on such business.
(b) 
Reissuance after revocation. If the permit of any person to conduct or carry on any such business pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be revoked, no permit shall be granted to such person to conduct or carry on any such business within six months after such revocation.
(c) 
Hearings: Notices. In no event shall a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this article be revoked without a public hearing with a notice to the licensee. For the purposes of this section, such notice shall contain the reasons upon which such revocation is sought and the day and place of the hearing and shall be deemed complete 10 days after personal delivery to the licensee or 10 days after deposit in the United States mail with adequate postage affixed thereto and addressed to the licensee at his or her last known address.
(§ II D, Ord. 1440)