§ 13-537. Automotive salvage—Specific prohibitions.

The following regulations shall apply to all automotive salvage operations in the city, and it shall be unlawful to operate such business in any manner not in accordance with the terms contained herein:

(a)

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

(b)

No space not covered in the specific use permit and by the license shall be used in the automotive salvage business.

(c)

No inoperable automobiles or parts thereof shall be shown, displayed, or stored outside the fence enclosure or outside of the premises licensed hereunder.

(d)

The storage of vehicles, operable, inoperable, or junked, and vehicle parts and/or the storage of hazardous materials, hazardous waste, or other regulated chemicals or materials shall be prohibited in the floodway.

(e)

All crushing operations shall be conducted on a concrete pad. The pad shall have dikes or other means of keeping all fluids contained. All fluid discharged to the pad must be cleaned immediately.

(f)

For the purposes of these regulations, a tank system is defined as the tank and any distribution equipment. All above-ground and underground storage tank systems must comply with the following regulations:

(1)

Tank systems must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations;

(2)

Underground storage tank systems are prohibited in the floodway, or within the 100-year floodplain;

(3)

Above-ground storage tank systems are prohibited in the floodway;

(4)

Above-ground storage tank systems are prohibited within the 100-year floodplain unless the systems are in compliance with section 13-538;

(5)

All other above-ground storage tanks must have secondary containment equal to or greater than one hundred ten (110) percent of the volume of the largest tank or be an approved double-walled tank. If the secondary containment consists of diking, the material used must be impervious and be approved for use by the city's fire department;

(6)

All underground storage tank systems in violation of this section must come into compliance with the state environmental regulatory authority regulations for storage tank permanent removal from service.

(g)

Automobiles shall not be stacked higher than one (1) foot below the top of the required screening fence and shall be kept and maintained at all times in rows not exceeding two (2) automobiles in width, which rows shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet apart, so as to provide accessibility for firefighting and other purposes

(h)

The area on the premises where the automotive salvage business is conducted shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, with a nontransparent, vertical wall or fence of a minimum height of ten (10) feet measured from ground level. All boundaries established by the issuance of a specific use permit shall be designated by fencing or by another readily identifiable means, such as concrete monuments or poles embedded in concrete to a depth of at least six (6) inches. In the event that two (2) salvage yards exist side by side, or the rear property line of a salvage yard abuts a floodway, any fence erected on that boundary line need not be constructed of a nontransparent material. Entrances and exits shall not be wider or more numerous than reasonably necessary for the conduct of the licensed premises and all such entrances and exits shall be covered with paving of a type of material approved by the city engineer.

(i)

No automotive salvage dealer licensed hereunder, or the agent or employee of the licensee, shall purchase or receive any merchandise 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 the representative of the city for a period of at least six (6) months.

(j)

No automotive salvage business premises shall be allowed to become a nuisance public or private, nor shall any automotive salvage business premises be operated in such manner as to become injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the community or of any residents or businesses in the vicinity.

(k)

Floodway boundaries for the property shall be specifically marked with monument or other permanent structures acceptable to the city for ease in determining on the ground where the floodway is located. The minimum acceptable standard for such monuments shall be an eight-foot-long, four-inch (outside diameter) pipe, set vertically in the ground with at least six (6) feet of pipe visible above the ground level and painted standard international orange.

(Ord. No. 7408, § 2, 6-6-06)