Sweetwater |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 17. LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS |
Article III. JUNK AND SECONDHAND DEALERS |
§ 17-54. Location of junkyards.
A junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard, other than a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard used exclusively for farm equipment, may not be located within fifty (50) feet of the right-of-way of a public street or state highway or a residence.
Materials associated with a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard, other than a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard used exclusively for farm equipment, may not be allowed to accumulate or be stacked to a height above six (6) inches below the top of such screen.
(Ord. No. 95-15, 11-14-95)
Note— See the editor's note following § 17-53.
Annotation— Texas H.B. 452, Sec. 3A(b) requires contents of a junkyard to be stacked no higher than eight feet from ground level. H.B. 452 was passed by the House on May 16, 1991, and by the Senate on May 21, 1991.