Chapter 6.14 — AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLERS

State Law reference— For statutory provisions on automobile dismantlers, see Vehicle Code §§ 220 and 11500 et seq.

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

The definitions set forth in this part shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.

(Ord. 25428.)

A.

"Automobile dismantler" means any person not otherwise expressly excluded by Section 6.14.070 who:

Is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in vehicles of a type required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code, including nonrepairable vehicles, for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles, who buys or sells the integral parts and component materials of vehicles, in whole or in part, or deals in used motor vehicle parts; or

Keeps or maintains for any purpose on real property owned, possessed or controlled by that person two or more unregistered motor vehicles no longer intended for, or in condition for, legal use on the highways.

B.

Subsection A. does not apply to:

The occasional and incidental dismantling of vehicles by dealers who have secured dealer's plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of California for the current year and whose principal business is buying and selling new and used vehicles; or

Owners who dismantle not more than three personal vehicles within any twelve-month period; or

Sellers of vehicles, including nonrepairable vehicles, when no dismantling of the vehicle occurs by the seller or others on the property of the seller.

(Ord. 25428.)

"Automobile dismantling" includes the following activities:

A.

Dismantling vehicles, including, without limitation, the removal of integral parts or component materials of vehicles for the purpose of buying, selling or dealing in those vehicles, parts or materials; or

B.

Buying, selling or dealing in vehicles for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles; or

C.

Buying, selling or dealing in component materials or integral parts of vehicles, in whole or in part; or

D.

Buying, selling or dealing in used motor vehicle parts; or

E.

Refurbishing, repairing, cleaning, painting or renovating dismantled vehicles or component materials or integral parts of vehicles; or

F.

Engaging in any other activities of an automobile dismantler.

(Ord. 25428.)

The term "automobile dismantler" does not include any of the following persons:

A.

The owner of any premises on which two or more unregistered and inoperable vehicles are held or stored, only if the vehicles are used, or intended to be used, for one of the following purposes:

Restoration or replacement parts or otherwise in conjunction with any business of a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or transporter of vehicles; or

Restoration or replacement parts or otherwise in conjunction with the operation and maintenance of any fleet of motor vehicles used for the transportation of persons or property; or

B.

The owner of any premises or property used in conjunction with any agricultural, farming, mining, or ranching business, or motor vehicle repair business where no more than two dismantled vehicles are located on the motor vehicle repair premises or property at any one time; or

C.

Any person engaged in the restoration of vehicles of the type described in Section 5004 of the California Vehicle Code or in the restoration of other vehicles having historic or classic significance; or

D.

The owner of a steel mill, scrap metal processing facility, or similar establishment purchasing vehicles of a type subject to registration, not for the purpose of selling the vehicles, in whole or in part, but exclusively for the purpose of reducing the vehicles to their component materials, in accordance with state law; or

E.

Any person who acquires used parts or components for resale from vehicles which have been previously cleared for dismantling pursuant to applicable state law.

(Ord. 25428.)

"Director" means the director of the department of planning, building and code enforcement or the director of such other department that the city manager may designate to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 25428.)