[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Coolbaugh 1-8-1973 by Ord. No. 32 (Ch. 13, Part 1, of the 1999 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 400.
A. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
JUNK
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) 
Any scrap, waste, refuse, reclaimable material or debris, vehicles, appliances, equipment or machinery, or parts thereof, whether or not stored or used in conjunction with dismantling, processing, salvage, storage, baling, disposal or other use or disposition. junk shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) 
Scrap iron, tin, brass, copper, lead, zinc and all other metals and alloys; bones, rags, paper, used cloth, used rubber, used rope, and similar materials; old or used, or parts of machinery, vehicles, tools, appliances, furniture, plumbing, heating and other fixtures, and pipe and pipe fittings;
(b) 
Used lumber, boxes, crates and pallets;
(c) 
Used tires;
(d) 
Other worn, deteriorated, or obsolete manufactured goods which are unusable;
(e) 
Mobile/manufactured homes that are not in habitable condition; and
(f) 
Abandoned or junked vehicles.
(2) 
"Junk" shall not include:
(a) 
Any solid or liquid waste the disposal of which is regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection;
(b) 
Agricultural vehicles and implements such as tractors, mowers, etc., for use as parts for equipment and machinery used as part of an active, ongoing agricultural operation, provided such equipment is stored on the premises of the operation, can be legitimately used for parts, and is adequately screened;
(c) 
Construction and contractors equipment for use as parts for equipment and machinery used as part of an active, ongoing contracting business legally operating in accord with this chapter, provided such equipment is stored on the premises of the operation, can be legitimately used for parts, and is adequately screened.
JUNK DEALER
Any person, as hereinafter defined, who shall engage in the business of selling, buying and dealing in junk.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, firm or corporation.
B. 
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Amended 2-16-1999 by Ord. No. 97]
No person shall engage in business as a junk dealer in the Township of Coolbaugh without first having obtained a license from the Township Secretary, for which license the fee for each calendar year shall be as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, such fee to be for the use of the Township. Such license shall be renewed annually on or before the first day of year. Provided: in any case where a junk dealer's business shall be established in the Township on or after the first day of July in any year, the license fee payable by such dealer for the remainder of such year shall be at 1/2 the yearly rate.
The license provided for in § 233-2 of this chapter shall be issued by the Township Secretary after application shall have been made therefor by the person desiring to be licensed. Such license shall state the name of the person to whom such license is issued and the premises from which such business is to be conducted. Such license shall be posted conspicuously upon the premises licensed thereunder. The name of the licensed junk dealer and the number of the license under which he operates shall be placed in a conspicuous place on the outside of every vehicle used for business purposes by such dealer.
No person licensed under this chapter shall, by virtue of one license, keep more than one place of business within the Township of Coolbaugh for the purpose of buying, selling and dealing in junk. Nor shall any such person engage in business as a junk dealer in any place other than the place designated upon his license. Nor shall any such person, or any other person, operate upon any of the streets of the Township, whether from a vehicle or upon foot, as a scavenger or itinerant buyer or seller of junk.
[Amended 2-16-1999 by Ord. No. 97]
No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable from one person to another person except when the ownership of a licensed premises shall change. In any such case, the new owner shall apply for a transfer of such license to him and shall pay a transfer fee as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Every junk dealer licensed under this chapter shall constantly maintain the licensed premises in the manner prescribed in § 400-77, Junkyards.
[Amended 2-16-1999 by Ord. No. 97]
Any person firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.