A. 
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority granted the municipality in § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and in §§ 130, 133, 136 and 137 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
B. 
The purpose of this chapter is, through the regulation of junkyards, to promote a clean, wholesome, and attractive environment; protect the community from potential hazards to property and persons; protect water resources; preserve the aesthetic qualities of the municipality; prevent depreciation of the property on which a junkyard is located and the property of other persons in the neighborhood and the community; and to further the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The person(s) appointed by the Town Board to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the Code Enforcement Officer and Town Constables.
JUNK APPLIANCE
Any household appliance, including, but not limited to, a stove, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, freezer, refrigerator, air conditioner, water heater, or television, that is stored outside of any residence or structure.
JUNK FURNITURE
Abandoned, discarded, or irreparably damaged furniture, including, but not limited to, sofas, lounge chairs, mattresses, bed frames, desks, tables, chairs, and chests of drawers.
JUNK MOBILE HOME
Any enclosed dwelling built upon a chassis, motor vehicle, or trailer used, or designed to be used, for either permanent or temporary living or sleeping purposes, including motor homes, truck campers, camping trailers, campers, travel trailers, pop-up trailers, tent trailers and overnight trailers. To qualify as a junk mobile home, the dwelling must meet two out of three of the following conditions for six months or more:
A. 
The electrical service is disconnected or terminated.
B. 
It is abandoned as a dwelling unit.
C. 
It is no longer habitable for residential occupancy.
JUNK MOTOR VEHICLE
A. 
Any motor vehicle, or used parts or waste materials from motor vehicles which, taken together, equal in bulk one or more such vehicle, that is:
(1) 
Unlicensed or unregistered; or
(2) 
Abandoned, wrecked, stored, discarded, dismantled, or partly dismantled; or
(3) 
Not in condition for legal use upon the public highways.
B. 
The fact that a motor vehicle does not display a current motor vehicle registration or license plate shall be presumptive evidence that such motor vehicle is not in condition for legal use upon the highways.
C. 
With respect to any motor vehicle not required to be licensed or a motor vehicle not usually used on public highways, the fact that such motor vehicle is not in condition to be removed under its own power shall be presumptive evidence that such motor vehicle is a junk motor vehicle unless refuted by verifiable and credible proof.
D. 
The term "motor vehicle" shall include watercraft, construction equipment, and trailers, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
JUNK STORAGE AREA
The areas of any real property used, or intended to be used, for the placement, storage or deposit of one or more of the following: junk appliances, junk furniture, junk mobile homes, and junk motor vehicles.
JUNKYARD
The outdoor storage or deposit of any of the following, whether in connection with another business or not:
A. 
Two or more junk motor vehicles.
B. 
One or more junk mobile homes.
C. 
Two or more junk appliances.
D. 
Two or more pieces of junk furniture.
E. 
One hundred tires off of wheels, except for farm use as weight for bunkers.
F. 
Any combination of the above that totals 3 or more items, excepting tires.
OUTDOOR STORAGE
Storage other than in a completely enclosed structure, such as a garage or barn.
OWNER OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND/OR OWNER OF MOBILE HOME
A person, other than a lien holder, having possession or title to a motor vehicle and/or mobile home. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle and/or mobile home subject to a security interest in another person and also includes any lessee or bailee of a motor vehicle and/or mobile home having the exclusive use thereof, under a lease or otherwise, for a period of greater than 30 days.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, association, corporation, or entity of any other kind.