[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Bridgeton 11-4-1970
as Sec. 5-6 of the 1970 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An area, covered or uncovered, used for the purpose of buying, selling,
exchanging or storing old or secondhand metals, bottles, glassware, tinware,
paper, lumber, plumbing fixtures, dismantled or inoperable automobiles, or
any other thing which is no longer used or usable for its intended purpose,
but which may have value because of the parts or materials it contains.
No person shall operate a junkyard in the City without having first
obtained a license from the Clerk and paid the required license fee.
In addition to the information required by § 200-2 of this
Code, the application for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied
by a plot plan in triplicate and drawn to scale showing the dimensions of
the premises, the location of all fences and screening and any other information
which may appropriately be required for the effective enforcement of this
chapter.
No license shall in any event be issued unless the applicant has obtained
a certificate of occupancy of the location to be used therefor.
In addition to the investigation provided for by § 200-3,
the Division of Housing and Code Enforcement, its agents or employees, shall
inspect the premises for which a license is desired to determine whether it
complies with the provisions of this chapter. The Director of the Division
shall report the results of his investigation to the Clerk. No license shall
be issued unless the report is favorable.
Each licensed place or premises shall at all times be entirely surrounded
or fenced by a fence extending from the ground to a height not greater than
seven feet. The fence shall not be used for advertising purposes either by
the operator of the business or by any other person, except that there may
be affixed to the fence a sign not larger than 60 inches by 20 inches setting
forth the name of the business.
A.
Adequate precautions shall be taken in every junkyard
to prevent fire from breaking out or spreading. In particular, no explosive
or extremely inflammable material shall be stored in a junkyard.
B.
No material shall be treated, separated or prepared by
burning the same by means of fire unless such burning shall be by a mechanically
controlled method approved by the Chief of the Fire Department; provided,
however, that the Chief of the Fire Department may from time to time grant
special permits to allow burning by fire without any mechanical control thereof
at such places and times and with such precautions as may be deemed safe to
life and property in the neighborhood.
C.
Junk shall be stored and stacked so as to permit customers
of the junkyard and other persons to move about easily and without risking
injury.
D.
No material shall be stored or deposited on any licensed
premises to a height greater than the height of the fence required to be constructed
around such premises.
E.
It shall be unlawful to hammer or pound any metals or
other materials on the premises between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m
on weekdays, or at any time on Sundays.
F.
No automobiles, parts thereof or other junk or material
shall be stacked, placed or kept within 20 feet of the inside sidewalk line
of any street.
G.
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to permit any of
the materials regulated herein to be placed upon the licensed premises in
such a manner so as to permit rainwater to collect and remain in and about
the premises for a period longer than 24 hours.
H.
No operator of a junkyard shall permit rodents or conditions
likely to attract rodents, or any other unhealthy or unsanitary condition,
to exist on the premises.
The licensed place or premises shall at all times comply with all necessary
police or fire regulations imposed by the Police and Fire Departments of the
City in order to prevent conflagration and the storage and disposition of
stolen property. The business and the place and premises where conducted shall
be subject to reasonable inspection by police authorities, fire authorities
and the Division of Housing and Code Enforcement of the City. It shall be
the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department and the Chief of the Police Department
to immediately report, in writing, to the Mayor and Council any violation
of any regulation imposed by their respective departments. The Division of
Housing and Code Enforcement shall determine if there is a violation of other
local or state regulations. The report shall set out the specific regulation
violated and the nature of the violation.
