All junkyards within the city are a public nuisance, for they accumulate rubbish, scrap iron, junk pipe, old, worn-out, wrecked and dismantled automobiles and parts and other junk and refuse; and, as a consequence, they are unkempt, unclean, unsightly, odorous, filthy and an eyesore, serving to detract from the appearance and character of and to discredit and disparage the city, to depreciate property values and to vex, annoy and threaten the security and welfare of the inhabitants of the city.
(Ord. 194 § 1, 1957)
For the purpose of this chapter, persons shall be deemed to fall under the sections of this chapter requiring the enclosure of the property if having junk, worn-out and discarded material in general that may be turned to some use, and further the depositing of two or more car bodies that are stripped or wrecked as to be only salvageable material and are not currently licensed.
(Ord. 194 § 2, 1957)
It is ordered that all junkyards within the city shall, except as to the point of entry and exit into and out of any such junkyard of any railway switch or spur, be completely enclosed and screened by a solid, unbroken fence, not less than six feet high, stoutly and well built of good material, and which shall at all times be maintained and kept in good repair and condition. No junk shall be piled in any such junkyard higher than six inches below the top of the fence.
(Ord. 194 § 3, 1957)
Any violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense, and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 194 § 4, 1957)