New Franklin Investigation: Approval and Issuance of License: Junk Dealers ordinance (§ 610.050)

A. Upon receipt of an application for a junk dealer's license as provided for herein, the Chairman of the Board of Investigators shall furnish copies of same to the other members of the Board. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant's business responsibility and moral character. The proposed or existing premises and equipment with which the junk yard is being or is to be operated shall be examined by the other members of the Board or their duly appointed representatives. No junk dealer's license shall be issued unless the application is approved by all members of the Board.

B. The Chief of Police shall approve the application only if he/she finds that the applicant's business responsibility and moral character are satisfactory and that all agents or officers of applicant, if any, who will take part in the operation of such business are of good character and reputation and capable of operating the business in a manner consistent with public health, safety and good morals.

C. The Building Inspector shall approve the application only if he/she finds that any proposed or existing buildings or equipment with which the junk yard is being or is to be operated conform to the requirements of the Building Code and the requirements of this Chapter.

D. The Board of Health shall approve the application only if they find that the proposed or existing premises and equipment conform to the requirements of this Chapter and all applicable health laws.

E. The Fire Chief shall approve the application only if he/she finds that the proposed or existing premises and equipment conform to the requirements of this Chapter and all applicable fire prevention laws.

F. If any of the findings provided for in Subsections (B), (C), (D) and (E) above are unfavorable to the applicant, the Chairman shall, within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application, notify the applicant that his/her application is disapproved and that no license will be issued. Upon request, he/she shall furnish the applicant with a brief written statement of the grounds upon which the application was disapproved. If the findings in Subsections (B), (C), (D) and (E) above are favorable to the applicant, the Chairman shall, within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application, issue a junk dealer's license to the applicant if he/she finds:

1. The applicant has obtained from the official charged with administration under the zoning regulations a certificate to the effect that the junk yard will not be a violation of existing City zoning regulations; and

2. The applicant has paid the fee prescribed by this Chapter. One hundred dollars ($100.00) in the case of junk dealers and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in the case of itinerant junk dealers due and payable upon and to be computed as of January first (1st) of each year, except that no fee shall be required of a non-profit, charitable enterprise.