Wheatland Municipal Code Ch. 5.52 Auto Wrecking

For the purpose of this chapter, the phrase "auto wrecking business" is defined and shall extend to and include the business of tearing down, taking apart, demounting, or disassembling any and every kind of mechanical or power-driven vehicle, including trailers, of every kind and character, for the purpose of obtaining parts therefrom either for resale or any other purpose.

(Ord. 169 § 2, 1961)

It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to engage in, conduct, carry on, establish, or maintain any auto wrecking business within the city without first having obtained a permit from the city council to do so.

(Ord. 169 § 1, 1961)

A. Any person, firm, association, or corporation desiring to establish, engage in, conduct, carry on, or maintain the auto wrecking business in the city shall first file an application therefor with the city clerk, setting forth the name and address of the applicant, experience in such proposed business, the place where such business is to be conducted, and carried on, wholly and entirely within the limits of the real property proposed to be occupied thereby, without encroachment on any sidewalk area or any public street, and that the applicant will not park or cause to be parked in any sidewalk area, or on any public street or thoroughfare, any vehicle of any character, or representation of any such vehicle, or any movable or immovable sign of any kind or character advertising or offering for sale any vehicle of any character, or any parts of any vehicle, and that the applicant will not operate or cause to be operated along or upon any street or other public thoroughfare, or within any sidewalk area, any vehicle of any character advertising such vehicle for sale, without first obtaining a permit from the city council to do so, and that the applicant shall and will comply with all regulations of the city council or ordinance of the city relating to the regulating of such business and the care and disposal of all parts of vehicle remaining after said vehicle was stripped or after saleable parts therefrom had been removed. The city clerk shall thereupon present such application to the city council, who shall cause an investigation to be made of the said application, and if in the opinion of said city council such business at the place named will not tend to depreciate the value of adjacent or adjoining property, or be or become a nuisance in any manner, the city council may grant or withhold in its discretion such permit; provided, that if such permit is granted the applicant shall be required to deposit the regular business license fee required by Title 5 of this code.

B. Such permit, when and if granted, shall include requirements for fences or screen planting setbacks, and shall prohibit burning automobiles or any part thereof in connection with said wrecking business.

(Ord. 169 §§ 3, 4, 1961)

Any person, firm, association, or corporation engaged in the auto wrecking business shall report daily to the city clerk, in writing, the motor number, make and type of vehicle, year model and license number of each such vehicle purchased, and the name and address from whom such vehicle was purchased.

(Ord. 169 § 5, 1961)

Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or failing to comply with the terms or conditions of any permit issued, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not more than an amount set by resolution of the city council, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 169 § 6, 1961)