Sec. 8-204. - Advertising application; hearing thereon.

(a)

The city council, before granting a license under this article to keep a shop, storehouse or flea market operation for the reception of any junk, old metals or other secondhand articles, including automobiles, or to establish, operate or maintain an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for such purpose at the time of the application for such license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be posted by the city clerk at least seven days but not more than 14 days prior to such hearing in not less than two public places in this city and in a newspaper of general circulation in this city, provided that before the city clerk shall post or publish notice of a hearing he shall collect from the applicant for such license a fee of $15.00, plus the cost of posting and publishing such notice. The city clerk shall post or publish notice of a hearing and shall collect from the applicant for a flea market license a fee of $25.00, plus the cost of posting and publishing such notice.

(b)

No license shall be granted under this article to the keeper of any shop, storehouse or flea market operation for the reception of any junk, old metals or other secondhand articles, including automobiles, or to a person establishing, operating or maintaining an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for such purpose at the time of the application for such license, where the owners or occupants of the greater part of the land within 200 feet of such building or place shall file with the city council their objection to the granting of such license, provided that this subsection shall not apply to any applicant who is the keeper of such a shop or storehouse, or automobile junkyard within the city, which is being acquired under eminent domain proceedings and was duly licensed by this city prior to such eminent domain proceedings.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-164)