In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Junk”
means any secondhand and used machinery, scrap iron, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, or other metals and includes wrecked automobiles, tools, implements, rags, used building materials, rubber and paper.
“Junkyard”
means a location where junk is gathered together and stored for a commercial or public purpose.
(B.C.S. 8.04.010; S.G.C. 6.08.010)
The planning commission may make reasonable regulations concerning the establishment, operation and maintenance of junkyards.
(B.C.S. 8.04.020; S.G.C. 6.08.020)
A. 
Material shall be stored in as orderly a manner as its nature permits.
B. 
Each junkyard shall be fenced sufficiently to conceal from public view the material in the junkyard.
(B.C.S. 8.04.040; S.G.C. 6.08.040)
A. 
A person using or proposing to use a location for a commercial or public junkyard must annually obtain a certificate of approval for the location from the administrator. If the administrator denies an application for a certificate of approval, or if an interested party objects to the granting of a certificate of approval, the applicant or interested party may appeal the decision of the administrator to the assembly.
B. 
In determining whether to issue or deny a certificate of approval, the administrator shall consider the following:
1. 
The nature and development of surrounding property;
2. 
The need to protect the local economy, adjacent land owners, and the motoring public from economically depressing and unsightly roadside locations;
3. 
The proximity of churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings, recreation areas, or other places of public gathering;
4. 
The sufficiency in number of other similar business establishments in the vicinity;
5. 
The adequacy of fences and other types of enclosures to prevent the unsightly display of any junkyard;
6. 
The health, safety and general welfare of the public; and
7. 
The suitability of the applicant to establish, maintain or operate the junkyard.
C. 
The fee for a certificate of approval is $10.00 per year.
(B.C.S. 8.04.050; S.G.C. 6.08.050)