CHAPTER 2
SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 5. JUNK DEALERS
SECTION:
§2320: Junk Business; Operation Without License Unlawful
§2322: Application For Permit; Contents; Issuance
§2320 JUNK BUSINESS; OPERATION WITHOUT LICENSE UNLAWFUL
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating a junk yard or to engage in business as a junk dealer within the City without a business license issued by the Director of Finance. The term "junk yard" shall have the meaning provided in §9304 of this Code. Junk yard and "junk dealer", as used herein, shall not mean or include a commercial entity engaged in recycling recyclable materials as those terms are defined in §4480 of this Code. (Ord. 392 1/2, §1, adopted 1947; amd. by Ord. 933, §1, adopted 1993)
§2321 PERMIT REQUIRED
The Director of Finance of the City shall not issue a license to any person to operate a junk yard or to engage in business as a junk dealer until the City Council shall have issued a permit therefor. (Ord. 392 1/2, §2, adopted 1947; amd. by Ord. 933, §1, adopted 1993)
§2322 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; CONTENTS; ISSUANCE
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to carry on the business of conducting a junk yard or to engage in business as a junk dealer shall file an application in writing therefor, with the City Council of the City, setting forth a particular description of property whereon said business is proposed to be conducted, including also the name or names of the owner or owners of said business, and all persons who may have any interest in said business; provided, further, however, that no license shall issue unless and until the applicant therefor shall satisfy the City Council of said City that he is of good moral character, and that the location of said business is not a menace to public health and morals. (Ord. 392 1/2, §3, adopted 1947)
§2323 VIOLATION; PENALTIES
Violation of this Article shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not to exceed six (6) months in the County jail or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 392 1/2, §4, adopted 1947; amd. by Ord. 933, §1, adopted 1993)