As used in this chapter, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
SALVAGE CENTER
Any location where a private collection of items, exclusive of municipal
recyclables, is gathered, reused, recycled, reclaimed and processed for eventual
disposal off site.
No person shall engage in or conduct a salvage center on real property
within the Town of Southold, either for himself or for and on behalf of any
other person, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining a permit therefor
as hereinafter provided.
Each salvage center shall provide a macadam or crushed rock base for
parking and access.
The permit shall be granted for the period of time specified by the
Town Board. The permit shall contain such conditions as may be necessary to
ensure that the proposed operation will not have an adverse effect on the
environment, the character of the area or the operations of the Town. The
permit shall provide that the operation shall be conducted pursuant to the
terms of the permit or the Town Code, and, upon failure to do so, the permit
may be revoked forthwith. Failure to obtain all state, federal or county permits
required for this application shall be a basis for immediate revocation of
this permit.
[Amended 1-16-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
The permittee who commits or permits the commission of any violation
of the permit or any person committing an offense of any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $2,500 or a period of imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day such offense shall continue or be permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate an additional offense.