Amending Chapter 7 Scrap & Junk Dealers Ordinance

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Any ground area between such hedge, shrubbery or row of evergreen trees and the property lines shall be planted in grass, other suitable ground cover and /or shrubbery, maintained in good condition and kept free of litter. Said area may also include pedestrian walkways, driveways flag, poles, and off- street parking subject to the off - street parking regula- tions of this Code. Any existing scrap or junk yards may provide and maintain a buffer strip as described in this Section. (4) NO STORAGE OUTSIDE FENCING. No scrap or junk materials shall be placed or stored outside of the fencing required by this Section. (5) OTHER REGULATIONS. The operators of such yards shall: (a) Remove therefrom all combustible materials and all inflammable rubbish, leaves, grass, dead trees, brush and other materials not being stored thereon as a part of the business conducted thereon. (b) Keep storerooms and garages free from rubbish, waste materials and old rags and paper not being stored thereon as a part of the business conducted thereon. (c) Keep all oil, gasoline, oily waste and other greasy material in metal waste cans. (d) Install and keep available fire extinguishers in close proximity to areas within such scrap or junk yards wherein trash, metal, or other waste materials may be burned and keep and maintain therein an unobstruted fire trunk lane of at least ten (10) feet in width into such yard from the main entrance thereof. (e) Cause such scrap or junk yard to be checked and serviced at reasonable intervals in the effective extermination of rodents in accord- ance with Health Department standards. (f) Ne- seep -ems- leek- sha�� -be- steed- ��- a�� -se�ap -ems- leek -�a�d, eeless- the -same- shall- be- le- �- h�lldleg- e�- e�elesed -�a�d- �f- seeh -�e�k e�- ss�ap- shall -he- steed- le- a- �hek- e�- se�ap- yard;- seeh -�a�d- shall -he e�elesed- �y- a- leeee -at- least- s }� -F�3- feet - }�- height;- eeest��eted- e� -ll�e- pveef- ate lal- aad- eenstPueted- se- as- te- Pet ala -all- seep -and- jerk- fateFials with }e - seeh - seep -e- leek -d- -aid Such junk or scrap stored in such eeelesed yard, if combustible or inflammable, shall not be stored closer than three (3) feet to such fence enclosing such yard. pe }dad;- that -the feeeleg- shall- eet- he- �e�el�ed -aleeg -tea }lead- sldlegs- �g3 -- Establish- aed- �� }eta��- separate- areas- at- �ease� ably- sate -d }s- taeees- t e - heild }egs- aed - steed -le ap- ate ials- te- he- esed -teF -the he�eieg- el- eld- aete�ehiles- aed - ether- seep- �ate� }sls; -ie- seeh- �eaeeeahle �aeee�- as- te- e�eate- the - least - pens} hie- det�i�eet- aed- aeeeyaeee- to -ee- eepaets- et- ad�eieieg- p�epe�tles- (g) Papers, rags and other loose scrap and junk material shall be handled, stored and maintained in such a way as to prevent the same from being loose in such junk or scrap yard. (h) The- Board.of Public Works shall have.the authority to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this Article. SECTION II. Chapter 7, Article 5, Section 7 -78 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is amended as follows: SEC. 7 -78 LICENSES REQUIRED. No person shall engage in the scrap or junk material business or hold himself forth as a dealer in scrap materials or keep or maintain a scrap or junk yard within the City without first procurring from the Board of Public Works and- Safety and the Common Council, resolutions approving the issuance of a license for the conduct of such business and the maintenance and operation of such scrap or junk yard.