Earlier editions: 2026-07
Chapter 15 — Junkyards and Secondhand Dealers
Escondido Municipal Code Art. 2 Junkyards and Auto Wrecking Yards
Escondido Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Escondido
Cite as: Escondido Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 15-13. Operation to be in building, enclosure; construction requirements of walls,…¶
Junkyards and auto wrecking yards in the city shall be carried on, maintained or conducted entirely inside an enclosed building or on premises entirely enclosed by a solid fence or wall at least six feet in height and constructed according to the requirements of the building regulations of the city and other applicable ordinances.
Cross reference - Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 6.
(Code 1957, § 2522)
§ 15-14. Gates to premises.¶
Gates for access to the premises of junkyards and auto wrecking yards shall swing inwardly, and such gates shall be kept closed when the premises are not open for business.
(Code 1957, § 2525)
§ 15-15. Maintenance of walls, fences.¶
The fences or walls required by section 15-13 shall be maintained in a neat, substantial and safe condition.
(Code 1957, § 2523)
§ 15-16. Crosswalks allowing access to fences, walls.¶
Crosswalks allowing access to the fence or wall shall be provided in all junk and auto wrecking yards for each 25 lineal feet of fence or wall.
(Code 1957, § 2526.1)
§ 15-17. Accessibility of material on premises.¶
The material located in or on the premises of a junk or auto wrecking yard shall be so arranged that reasonable inspection or access to all parts of the premises can be had at all times by the proper fire, health, police and building authority.
(Code 1957, § 2528)
§ 15-18. Height, location of junk piles.¶
In junkyards and auto wrecking yards in the city, no junk or article shall be piled or permitted to be piled in excess of the height or the enclosing fence or wall or nearer than two and one-half (2-1/2) feet thereto.
(Code 1957, § 2526)
§ 15-19. Removal of fuel, oil from vehicles, junk required.¶
All gasoline, oil or flammable liquid and all gas shall be drained and removed from any unregistered motor vehicle or junk located in a junk or auto wrecking yard.
(Code 1957, § 2527)
§ 15-20. Advertising on walls, fences generally.¶
Except as provided in section 15-21, no sign, picture, transparency, advertisement or mechanical device which is used for the purpose of or which does advertise or bring to notice any person, article of merchandise or any business or profession or anything that is to be or has been sold, bartered or given away shall be placed or caused to be placed or be maintained or caused to be maintained upon the outward face of a fence or wall required by section 15-13.
(Code 1957, § 2524)
§ 15-21. Advertising own business on walls, fences.¶
A business regulated by this chapter which is carried on, maintained or conducted within a fence or wall enclosure, required by section 15-13 may be advertised by use of a space not exceeding six feet in height and 15 feet in length on each side of such enclosure.
(Code 1957, § 2524.1)
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