The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate
controls to ensure that automobile graveyards and junkyards do not
have a deleterious impact on the Town's health, safety and general
welfare.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A.
§ 3754-A.
This chapter shall apply to all automobile graveyards
and junkyards as defined in state law, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3752,
within the Town of Madison.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer in accordance with state law. Any violation of this chapter
shall also be deemed a nuisance, and the violator shall be subject
to the penalties set forth in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452.
This chapter may be amended by vote of the legislative
body.
This chapter shall become effective on the date
of adoption.
If the provisions of this chapter conflict with
statutory provisions and regulations enforced by the Department of
Environmental Protection, the state laws shall supersede.
If any provision of this chapter shall be declared
invalid, that invalid provision shall not affect any other portion
of this chapter.