§ 11-287. Scrap, waste and junk yards and collection stations.

(a)

All buildings or areas where waste paper, rags or other combustible materials are handled or stored, or where old motor vehicles or other old machinery are dismantled, stored, handled, sold or exchanged, shall comply with this Section.

(b)

Construction and protection requirements. Buildings housing combustible junk or materials shall have windows or other openings for access for firefighting and clear aisles tributary to them shall be provided. No materials shall be located in a yard, nor shall any yard be operated, in a manner to expose adjoining properties to a fire hazard.

(c)

Fire extinguishers. One approved Class ABC fire extinguisher of 2-A:10-B:C rating shall be provided for each two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, or fraction thereof, of the junk yard.

(d)

Access to area. No motor vehicle, or any part thereof, junk, or other waste material, shall be stored, displayed or kept in such a manner as to unnecessarily hinder or endanger firefighting operations. Aisles, driveways or passageways suitable for fire apparatus shall be provided to permit reasonable access to within one hundred fifty (150) feet of all parts of the yard for firefighting operations.

(CB-107-1979)