§ 80-9. Licensing and approval of location procedures.

A. 

No person shall engage in, operate, establish, maintain or conduct on real property within the Village of Wolcott, either for himself or for and on behalf of any other person, directly or indirectly, as agent, employee or otherwise, any junkyard without first obtaining a license and certificate of approved location therefor, as hereinafter provided.

B. 

Application for the license and the certificate of approved location shall be made, in writing, to the Village Board of the Village of Wolcott, and shall state where the proposed junkyard shall be located, and, if a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers, stockholders and employees. The application shall contain a description of the land to be included within the junkyard, indicating distances from streets and lot lines and/or street center lines.

C. 

A hearing on the application shall be held within the municipality within 30 days from the date of the receipt of the application by the Village Board. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given in the application and shall be published or posted as provided by § 90 of the Village Law.

D. 

After the hearing, the Village Board shall, within two weeks, make a finding as to whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of their finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the application. If approved, the license, including the certificate of approved location, shall be forthwith issued to remain in effect until the following December 31. Approval shall be personal to the applicant and not assignable. Licenses shall be renewed thereafter upon payment of the annual license fee without hearing, provided all provisions of this chapter are complied with during the license period, the junkyard does not become a public nuisance under the common law, and the applicant is not convicted of any type of larceny or the receiving of stolen goods.