Amending Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4-51 - to revise requirements for the licensing of scrap metal dealers, junk dearler, recycling operations, and transfer stations

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(4) Scrap or junk materials means any used metal, both ferrous and nonferrous, lumber, old automobiles, bottles, old glassware, old tinware, paper, rags, iron, lumber or any other such materials commonly called and referred to as "scrap or junk materials." (5) Scrap or junkyard means any yard, area, space or place, either covered or uncovered, enclosed or unenclosed, maintained and actually used for the purpose of the accumulation or the buying or selling, storing or exchanging of any such scrap metals, junk or scrap materials. (6) Transfer station means a place or location where scrap metals, junk, trash or garbage or scrap materials are deposited and then transferred in larger quantities by a different carrier. (b) Rule-marking authority of Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works may have the authority to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the following procedure: (1) The Board shall give at least two (2) weeks' written notice of the meeting date at which any rules or regulations may be adopted. Said notice shall be sent to the City Clerk, Common Council Members, Fire Prevention Bureau, and the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office. (2) The Board shall enclose a verbatim copy of all proposed rules and regulations with each notice sent pursuant to this subsection. (3) No rule or regulation shall be adopted which would in effect amend the procedures included in Section 4-51 of this Code; nor shall the Board adopt any rule or regulation which broadens the intent of that section. (4) Upon the adoption of any rule or regulation, the Clerk of the Board of Public Works shall send a copy of the same to the City Clerk, Common Council Members, Fire Prevention Bureau, and the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office. (c) Resolutions required. No person shall engage in the scrap or junk material business or hold himself forth as a dealer in scrap materials or scrap metals, keep or maintain a scrap or junkyard, recycling operation or transfer station within the City without first procuring from the Board of Public Works and the Common Council, resolutions approving the issuance of a license for the conduct of such business and the maintenance and operation of such metal yard, junkyard, recycling operation or transfer station. 2