§ 10-184. General operating requirements—Salvage dealers.

The following general operating requirements shall apply to all salvage dealers licensed in accordance with the provisions of this article:

(1)

The licensee shall maintain the salvage yard in such manner that it will not constitute a hazard to the health or safety of the neighborhood, and shall take such reasonable precautions and measures as may be prescribed by the county health department for the control of vermin, mosquitoes, weeds, vegetation, refuse, garbage and places likely to form breeding grounds or habitats for vermin or insects.

(2)

No space not covered by the license shall be used in the licensed business.

(3)

No salvage shall be allowed to rest upon or protrude over any public street, walkway or curb, or to be scattered or blown off the business premises.

(4)

Salvage shall be stored in piles not exceeding ten (10) feet in height and shall be arranged so as to permit easy access to all such salvage for firefighting purposes, except for temporary storage for shipment.

(5)

No combustible material of any kind not necessary or beneficial to the licensed business shall be kept on the premises. The premises shall not be allowed to become a fire hazard.

(6)

No salvage or other material shall be burned on the premises in any incinerator not meeting the requirements of the building code; and no salvage or other material shall be burned on the premises in the open except in accordance with law.

(7)

No noisy processing of salvage or other noisy activity shall be carried on in connection with the licensed business on Sunday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or on any day between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(8)

The area on the premises where salvage is kept outdoors shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with a solid, vertical wall or opaque wire mesh fence of a minimum height of eight (8) feet measured from ground level; provided, however that salvage yards in existence on April 6, 1967, shall cause existing fences, regardless of height, to be made opaque, and except as otherwise provided, compliance with state and federal laws respecting the fencing of salvage yards, also known as junkyards, within the area governed by said laws, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this paragraph. Entrances and exits shall not be wider or more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of the licensed business.

(9)

The licensee shall permit inspection of the business premises by any member or representative of a member of the city council at any reasonable time.

(10)

No salvage dealer or his agent or employee shall purchase or receive any salvage for use in the licensed business from any person under the age of eighteen (18) years without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. Such writing shall be held available for inspection by any member or representative of a member of the city council for a period of at least two (2) years.

(11)

Each acquisition of salvage shall be recorded in English in a permanent-type register kept on the business premises, giving the name and residence address of the person from whom the acquisition was made, a description of the salvage acquired, and the date of the transaction. Such data shall be held available for inspection by any member or representative of a member of the city council for a period of at least two (2) years.

(Code 1976, § 7-3033(a)(2)—(12))