9673-06 Amend Chapter 4 - Theft of Aluminum, Copper, and Related Items

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Substitute Bill No. 12-06 April 19, 2006 Page 2 • CLARIFIES "Definitions" used in the ordinance (See pp. 2-3) • DELETES "Transfer Stations" from the city's licensing provisions in light of the extensive regulations governing such operations imposed by the EPA, IDEM and the Solid Waster Management Board (See p. 1 and p• 3) • STREAMLINES the overall licensing process by eliminating the Board of Public Works and utilizing the Department of Administration and Finance which would work in conjunction with the Office of the City Clerk, Common Council, Fire Prevention Bureau and Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office (See pp. 4, 5, 6, and 11) • UPDATES all references to the new zoning code terminology set forth in Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code (See pp. 4-5) • AUTHORIZES the Department of Administration and Finance to issue interim licenses up to sixty (60) days with notice of the same to the Office of the City Clerk and the Common Council (See page 6) • UPDATES the licensing fee from $190 per year to $250 per year to better reflect the costs incurred by the city to implement the licensing, inspection and enforcement (See page 7) • ADDED regulations for all purchases by dealers of ferrous and/or nonferrous metals (excluding aluminum and tin cans) where a single transaction involves less than $100 of the completion of a one-page form signed by the person under penalties of perjury bringing such ferrous and/or nonferrous metals to the dealer for remuneration (See pp. 3, 7, and 8) • INCLUDES an exemption for any municipality who brings in a vehicle for scraping from completion of the city form while referencing compliance with Indiana Code § 9-22-1, and all other applicable state/federal laws (See p. 8) • INCLUDES a holding period of two (2) business days for businesses who utilize a computer program compatible with one maintained by the South Bend Police Department, or a holding period of three (3) business days for those businesses who do not utilize such a computer program; with these regulations being based on the extensive testimony of several