Junkyard Permit (Annual Renewal)

Application: Annual Junkyard renewal

Name of Junkyard Operator: _________________________                                  Date: ________________________

Address of Junkyard: ________________________               Map ______ Lot _______ Fee Paid & date: __________

Operator’s initials on each of these requirements indicate understanding and compliance with each of those requirements.

Operating standards. All automobile graveyards and junkyards permitted pursuant to section 3753 in
Durham are required to comply with the following standards:
              1.   Submit this completed application prior to having your junkyard inspected by the code officer, but not
                   later than September 1st.
              2.   Schedule an inspection of the junkyard with the Durham Code Officer prior to September 1st.
              3.   Notify ALL abutters prior to the permit hearing held by notice from the Select Board.

A. Operator Initials ______ All fluids, including, but not limited to, engine lubricant, transmission fluid, brake fluid, power steering fluid, hydraulic fluid, engine coolant, gasoline, diesel fuel and oil, must be properly handled in such a manner that they do not leak, flow or discharge into or onto the ground or into a body of water; [2005, c. 247, §1 (AMD); 2005, c. 247, §7 (AFF).] Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

B.     Operator Initials _____ A vehicle containing fluids may not be stored or dismantled:
             1.      Within 100 feet of any body of water or freshwater wetland, as defined by Title
                     38, section 436-A, subsection 5;
             2.      Within the 100-year floodplain; or
             3.      Over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer;           Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

C. Operator Initials ______ Junk, scrap metal, vehicles or other solid wastes may not be placed or deposited, directly or indirectly, into the inland waters or tidal waters of the State or on the ice of inland waters or tidal waters or on the banks of inland waters or tidal waters in such a manner that they may fall or be washed into these waters; [2005, c. 247, §2 (AMD); 2005, c. 247, §7 (AFF).] Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

D.    Operator Initials ______ Junkyard and automobile graveyard owners must demonstrate at the
time of licensing that the facility or facilities for which they seek permits are, or are part of, a viable
business entity and the facility or facilities are actively engaged in the business of salvaging,
recycling, dismantling, processing, repairing or rebuilding junk or vehicles for the purpose of sale or
trade; [2005, c. 683, Pt. A, §51 (RPR).]                                 Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

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E. Operator Initials _____ A copy of vehicle log must be included with this application and must include NEW vehicles brought to the property at any time during the preceding calendar year. This log is to be completed and maintained for all motor vehicles handled at this location, and must include the date each vehicle was acquired, a copy of the vehicle's title or bill of sale and the date or dates upon which all fluids, refrigerant, batteries and mercury switches were removed; [2005, c. 247, §7 (AFF).] Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

F. Operator Initials _____ All fluids, refrigerants, batteries and mercury switches must be removed from motor vehicles that lack engines or other parts that render the vehicles incapable of being driven under their own motor power, appliances and other items within 180 days of acquisition. Motor vehicles, appliances and other items acquired by and on the premises of a junk yard or automobile graveyard prior to October 1, 2005, must have all fluids, refrigerants, batteries, and mercury switches removed by January 1, 2007. Fluids required to be removed under this paragraph must be removed to the greatest extent practicable; [2005, c. 247, §3 (NEW); 2005, c. 247, §7 (AFF).] Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

G.     Operator Initials ______ Storage, recycling or disposal of all fluids, refrigerants, batteries and
mercury switches must comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations; and
[2005, c. 247, §3 (NEW); 2005, c. 247, §7 (AFF).]                        Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

H.     Operator Initials ______ the operator must provide a map indicating the junk yard portion of
the entire property and attach it to this application.              Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

I. Operator Initials _____ The Operator must provide the code officer with proof of notification of property abutters. (abutters must be notified before the hearing date by certified mail). A list of abutters that were notified and the certified mail receipt which are required as proof. Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

J.     Operator Initials ______ It is the responsibility of the Junk Yard Operator/owner to coordinate
with the Durham Code Officer an inspection of these conditions prior to September 1, annually.
Failure to do so may result in loss of Junk yard license.                Verified by Code Officer Inspection ________ (Int.)

                                                         STAFF USE ONLY
Proof of abutter Notification: ___________________________                 Inspection date: _________________________________

Inspector’s Signature _______________________________ Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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