No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling, gathering,
delivering or storing old iron, brass, copper or other base metals, paper,
rags or glass, any recyclable material unless no value is given therefor,
and all articles and things discarded as manufactured articles, commonly referred
to as "junk," without first obtaining a license from the Council.
No license shall be required for the storage of up to five wrecked motor
vehicles stored for up to 30 days within service garages and filling stations
or on any service garage or filling station site.
[Amended by Ord. No. 927-2002]
Applications for such license shall be made on forms supplied by the
City Clerk and filed with the City Clerk.
The license fee shall be as set by the Common Council. The license year
shall commence on July 1 of each year.
The application shall be referred to the Council, which may grant, grant
with conditions, or deny the license.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.