[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Crystal Lake 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 650.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A fully enclosed, detached and self-supporting structure,
by itself incapable of motion or movement, designed for or used in
the packing, shipping, movement or transportation of any goods, materials,
or merchandise, except those units designated for garbage and trash.
The unit must be manufactured/assembled off site and transportable,
by means other than its own, to a location where it is set into place
on grade and not upon a foundation or wheels. The unit shall not be
refrigerated nor contain any motors or noise-generating equipment.
Storage of hazardous materials is prohibited. It shall be made of
metal or a similar stable, durable and acceptable material and shall
not include a foundation, electricity, plumbing, external illumination,
or other mechanical systems as part of its assembly or use.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to provide a temporary outdoor storage container to any
property in the City without having first obtained the license therefor.
Applications for such licenses shall be made
in writing to the City Clerk, and shall be subject to the approval
of the Mayor and City Council. The application shall be under oath
and shall state as follows:
A.
The name, address and statement of legal age of the
applicant in the case of an individual; in the case of a co-partnership,
the persons entitled to share in the profits thereof; and in the case
of a corporation for profit, the date of incorporation, the objects
for which it was organized, the names and addresses of the officers
and directors, owned by one person or his/her nominees, the name and
address of such person.
B.
[1]The character of business of the applicant; and in case
of a corporation, the objects for which it was formed.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B, requiring the applicant’s
citizenship on a license application, was repealed 8-15-2017 by Ord.
No. 7391. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsections C through
J as Subsection B through I, respectively.
C.
The length of time that said applicant has been in
business of that character or, in the case of a corporation, the date
on which its charter was issued.
D.
The location and description of the premises or place
of business which is to be operated under such license.
E.
A statement that applicant has never been convicted
of a felony and is not disqualified to receive a license by reason
of any matter or thing contained in this chapter, laws of this state
or the ordinances of this City.
F.
Whether a previous license by any state or subdivision
thereof or by the federal government has been revoked, and the reasons
therefor.
G.
A statement from whom the license will be obtained,
including the name and address of the supplier of the outdoor storage
containers.
H.
A statement acknowledging that the applicant has read and fully understands the requirements for the placement of temporary outdoor storage containers, as required by Chapter 650, Zoning.
I.
That the license to be issued upon the application
is and will be subject to revocation by the Mayor and City Council.
A.
A license shall be purely a personal privilege, good
for not to exceed one year after issuance. The one-year period shall
be from the first day of February of each year to the 31st day of
January of each year unless sooner revoked or suspended as in this
chapter provided. Licenses issued after the first day of February
of any year shall pay the full license fees as provided. A license
shall not constitute property, nor shall it be subject to attachment,
garnishment or execution, nor shall it be alienable or transferable,
voluntarily or involuntarily, or be subject to being encumbered or
hypothecated. Such license shall not descend by the laws of testate
or intestate devolution, but it shall cease upon the death of the
licensee, provided that the executors or administrators of the estate
of any deceased licensee, and the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt
licensee, may continue the business under order of the appropriate
court, and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent
or bankrupt licensee after the death of such decedent, or such insolvency
or bankruptcy, until the expiration of such license, but not longer
than six months after the death, bankruptcy or insolvency of such
licensees. In no event shall there be any refund of any portion of
any license fee paid.
B.
Any licensee may renew his/her license at the expiration
thereof, provided he/she is then qualified to receive a license and
further provided that the renewal privilege herein provided for shall
not be construed as a vested right which shall in any case prevent
the Mayor and City Council from decreasing the number of licenses
to be issued within their jurisdiction.
The Building Commissioner, or his/her designated
representative, shall inspect or cause the inspection of any outdoor
storage container on the property on which any such container is set
up for use. Any violations shall be corrected immediately by the licensee,
including removal if necessary.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm or corporation
to install, operate or maintain any such temporary outdoor storage
container without having first obtained a license therefor. Applications
shall be made to the City Clerk.
B.
The fee for such permit shall be $250 per year or
any portion of a year. The license period shall be from February 1
of each year through January 31 of the following year.
No license shall be issued except upon approval
by the City Council. Upon approval of the applicant and the payment
of the license fee, the City Clerk shall issue a stamp bearing a notation:
"City of Crystal Lake License for the Calendar Year of 20___." One
license shall be issued for each container company licensed and it
shall be placed in a conspicuous place on the property on which the
business is conducted and so affixed that it cannot be transferred
from one container to another.
Nothing contained within the provisions of this chapter shall relieve any person, firm or corporation from complying with the provisions of Chapter 650, Zoning, §§ 650-50E, H, I and 650-77.
Any persons, firm or corporation who or which violates the provisions of this chapter may, in addition to any penalty imposed under Chapter 1, Article II, of this Code, suffer the penalty of having his/her or its license revoked for any such violation. Revocation shall be in writing signed by the Mayor.
