§ 88-4.602. Existing junkyard permit—Conditions required.

The owner of any premises which on January 1, 1955, were lawfully being used for a junkyard, as defined in Section 88-4.206, is granted a permit by the operation of this section for the purposes of Section 88-4.402, for the maintenance of a junkyard coextensive with the area of the premises that were then actually being used as a junkyard, subject to the following conditions:

(1)

All scrap and salvage materials shall be placed and maintained in a manner that it will not become a habitat or breeding place for rodents, insects, or other vermin or pests.

(2)

Stored and salvage materials shall be so placed and maintained that they will not encourage spontaneous or accidental combustion, and shall be so placed and maintained that spontaneous or accidental combustion within one lot, pile, or parcel will not spread to other materials, nor stacked more than ten feet high or within six feet of the fence.

(3)

Any material subject to rot or decay shall be so placed, stored, piled, or maintained that no disease or pest harmful to human beings, stock, or crops will exist.

(4)

The premises shall be kept free from noxious weeds, and all vegetation shall be kept under such control that it will not be a hiding place or habitat for vermin, insects, or other pests, or cause or create or contribute to any fire hazard.

(5)

All vegetation shall be kept down from a distance of six feet outside the fence line.

(6)

A stout, solid fence shall be maintained around each junkyard. It shall be at least eight feet high, painted and maintained in good condition, of such materials and structure that it cannot be penetrated or climbed, without difficulty, and will discourage the migration of rodents or other small animals in or out of the premises. All scrap and salvaged materials and all wrecked or stored automobiles shall be kept inside the fence.

(Prior code § 8334(a): Ord. 934).