For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
An individual, all partners, all principals of an association,
all stockholders holding stock of a corporation, as well as all corporate
officers.
Any applicant's lack of good moral character, his conviction or pending charge of a crime involving moral turpitude, his violation of any provision of this chapter or his failure to pay the license fee due hereunder, as well as an unfavorable determination upon the criteria and standards set forth in § 231-14 or in Article III of this chapter.
Any old, discarded or unused waste material of any type that
has outlived its usefulness for its original purpose, including iron,
metals, glass, paper, rags, clothes, machines, automobiles, motor
vehicles or parts or accessories thereof, such as auto bodies and
the like, and all other materials commonly or generally known as "junk"
in the ordinary meaning of the word, acquired or collected for commercial
purposes, including specifically but without limitation parts and
portions of automobiles and discarded automobiles and automobile bodies.
Any person who deals in junk for commercial purposes or who
buys or otherwise acquires, collects or stores junk for commercial
purposes within the Village in the manner provided in this chapter.
Any building within the Village in which junk is stored,
placed, sold or purchased for commercial purposes within the provisions
of this chapter.
Any lands or parcels thereof on which junk is collected,
placed or stored for commercial purposes or for any remuneration whatever.
A "junkyard" shall not include premises whereon the materials herein
described as junk are kept or stored or disposed of by an owner or
occupant of the premises by reason of their obsolescence in the ordinary
sense of the word, or which originate on the premises and become obsolescent
or are kept or stored for the use of the owner or occupant other than
in the business of buying, selling or storing the same.
Any land or buildings, or both, whereon a junkyard is maintained
under license under this chapter, or any junk shop which is licensed,
or any premises for which a license is issued to a junk dealer under
the provisions of this chapter.
Any premises licensed under this chapter shall
be open to inspection by the Police Department, Fire Department, Construction
Official, the Board of Health and other officials of the Village who
may have any interest in the conduct of the licensed premises, at
any reasonable time of day or night, upon the proper authorization
for such inspection by the Commissioner of Public Safety, Commissioner
of Public Affairs or the Health Officer of the Village.
A continuance of a violation or a noncompliance
with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance, and
the Board of Commissioners shall have the right to apply to the courts
of this state for injunctive relief or other relief, in addition to
any other penalties imposed for such violation.
