New Franklin General Operating Requirements ordinance (§ 610.070)

A. The following general operating requirements shall apply to all junk dealers licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter:

1. The license issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be plainly displayed on the business premises.

Dealers § 610.070

2. The junk yard, together with things kept therein, shall at all times be maintained in a sanitary condition.

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

4. No water shall be allowed to stand in any place on the premises in such manner as to afford a breading place for mosquitoes.

5. Weeds and vegetation on the premises, other than trees, shall be kept at a height of not more than four (4) inches.

6. No garbage or other waste liable to give off a foul odor or attract vermin shall be kept on the premises; nor shall any refuse of any kind be kept on the premises, unless such refuse is junk as defined herein and is in use in the licenses business.

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

8. Junk shall be stored in piles not exceeding eight (8) feet in height and shall be arranged so as to permit easy access to all such junk for fire-fighting purposes.

9. No combustible material of any kind not necessary or beneficial to the licenses business shall be kept on the premises; nor shall the premises be allowed to become a fire hazard.

10. No scraped vehicles shall be kept on the premises.

11. No junk or other material shall be burned on the premises.

12. No noisy processing of junk or other noisy activity shall be carried on in connection with the licenses business on Sunday, Christmas, Thanksgiving or at any time between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.

13. The area on the premises where junk is kept (other than indoors) shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with a solid, vertical wall or fence of a minimum height of ten (10) feet measured from ground level. Entrances and exits shall not be wider or more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of the licenses business.

14. The license shall permit inspection of the business premises by any member or representative of a member of the Board of Investigators at any reasonable time.

15. No junk dealer licensed hereunder or his/her agent or employee shall purchase or receive any junk for use in the licensed business from any person under the age of sixteen (16) years without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. Such writing shall be held available for inspection by any ember or representative of a member of the Board of Investigators for a period of at least one (1) year.

16. Each acquisition of junk 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 junk 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 Board of Investigators for a period of at least one (1) year.

17. No junk yard shall be allowed to become a nuisance; nor shall any junk yard be operated in such manner as to become injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the community or of any residents close by.

B. The following general operating requirements shall apply to all itinerant junk dealers licensed in accordance with this Chapter:

1. The licensee shall have the license issued to him/her under this Chapter in his/her immediate possession at all times when he/she is acting as an itinerant junk dealer in the City and shall exhibit it to any person upon request.

2. He/she shall not purchase or receive any junk from any person under the age of sixteen (16) years without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. He/she shall retain such writing for a period of at least one (1) year and shall produce it within a reasonable time upon the request of any member or representative of a member of the Board of Investigators.

3. He/she shall record in English in a permanent type register each acquisition of junk within the City, giving the name and residence address of the person from whom the acquisition was made, a description of the junk acquired and the date of the transaction. He/she shall retain such data for a period of at least one (1) year and shall produce them within a reasonable time upon the request of any member or representative of a member of the Board of Investigators.