As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
JUNK DEALER
Any person engaging in the business of collecting, peddling, dealing
in, salvaging, stripping or storing wastepaper, old metals, rags, dismantled
motor vehicles, or other materials commonly known as "junk."
No junk dealer shall engage in business in the City without having first
obtained a license to do so. Application for such license shall be made to
the City Clerk/Treasurer on forms furnished by the City. The several licenses
are as follows:
A. Location license. No junk dealer shall maintain any shop
or yard without a license therefor. The application shall state the name of
the applicant and a description of the premises to be occupied. Each noncontiguous
shop or yard shall require a separate license. Upon approval of the application
by the Council and payment of the license fee, the license shall be issued,
signed by the City Clerk/Treasurer.
B. Vehicle license. Each wagon, truck or trailer used in
the junk business in the City shall be licensed. The application shall state
the name of the owner and the type of vehicle and a description thereof, including
motor and serial numbers, if any, and the number of the license issued to
such vehicle by the State Department of Transportation. Upon payment of the
license fee, the license shall be issued, signed by the City Clerk/Treasurer,
together with additional evidence of the issuance of such license for identification
upon request by properly constituted City authorities.
All licenses granted hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions,
and all other conditions of this chapter, and subject to all other ordinances
and regulations of the City applicable thereto:
A. Every licensee thereby consents to the entry of any duly
authorized municipal representative at any time for the purpose of inspection
and search and consents to the removal from the premises of any or all things
and articles there had in violation of City ordinance or state laws and also
consents to the introduction of such things and articles into evidence in
any prosecution that may be brought for such offenses.
B. Such premises and all structures thereon shall be so
situated and constructed that the business may be carried on in a sanitary
manner, shall contain no fire hazards, and shall be so arranged that thorough
inspection may be made at any time by the proper health, fire, building and
police authorities. All necessary steps shall be taken to prevent and eliminate
rodents and vermin.
C. No junk dealer shall purchase from any minor
under 18 years of age any junk or metals without written consent of the parent
or guardian of such minor.
D. No licensee shall remove or extend his place of business
from the place designated in the license to another location within the City
unless proper application has been make to and permission obtained from the
Council.
E. No licensee shall carry on the business at or from any
place other than the one designated in the license thereof.
F. No junk dealer shall carry on the business after such
license has been revoked, expired, or suspended.
G. Every premises or enclosure, except a completely enclosed
building, used in the conduct of such business abutting or facing a residential
district shall be enclosed by a tight fence or wall of uniform material and
construction, not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height, which
fence or wall shall be maintained at all times in good condition by the licensee.
Upon complaint being made in writing by any resident of the City to
the City Clerk/Treasurer that any licensee has violated any provision of this
chapter, the Council shall summon such licensee to appear before it at the
time specified in the summons, which shall be not less than three days after
the date of the service thereof, to show cause why his license should not
be revoked. The Council shall proceed to hear the matter and if it finds the
allegations to be true may revoke or suspend such license.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I of this Code.