Section 451.8. Issuance and renewal of license

(a) Issuance. Requirements for issuance of license shall be as follows:

(1) Application for a junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler license, or for renewal of a license, shall be made at the District Engineering Office which has jurisdiction over the junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler.

(2) Prior to issuance of a license, the owner or operator of an existing or proposed junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler requiring screening shall do the following:

(i) Submit the application for license form in triplicate to the appropriate District Engineer, accompanied by the required fee of $100.

(ii) Upon notification from the Department that proposed activity needs to be screened, develop or have developed an acceptable screening plan.

(A) The plan shall be submitted in triplicate on 22 by 36 inch sheets.

(B) At a scale of one inch = 50 feet, the plans shall show two feet contours and all details relative to the proposed screening, including, but not limited to, the location of junk and proposed junk limits—horizontal and vertical—the location and proposed location of natural screening, buildings, vegetation, earthen features, and the like, proposed screening techniques, materials, name, sizes, and the like.

(C) All proposed construction details shall be accurately plotted on the plans and cross sections. A minimum of three representative cross sections shall be plotted through the junkyard area, from the main traveled way to the 1000-foot control boundary.

(D) After review of the proposed screening plan by the Department, the applicant shall be advised of acceptability, or of any modifications required.

(E) The applicant shall complete the screening approved by the Department within 6 months from the date of approval.

(F) Upon notification from the applicant that the screening is completed, the Department will inspect and verify the effectiveness and compliance or noncompliance of the screen with the plan, regulations, and the act.

(3) After inspection and acceptance by the Department, a license will be issued for the balance of the calendar year.

(b) Denial of license. Where a junkyard and automotive dismantler and recycler license is requested, and screening is not physically or environmentally feasible, as determined by the Department, or if for any other reason the license is denied, 1/2 of the fee will be returned to the applicant and 1/2 will be retained by the Department to cover the costs of reviewing the application.

(c) Screening infeasible. Where screening is not feasible, existing junk must be physically removed from view by and at the expense of the owner, if placed after January 1, 1967. If the existing junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler is nonconforming, the junk will be removed by the Department if and when State and Federal funding are available. See § 451.6(b) (relating to expansion of establishment) regarding junk located in an expanded area.

(1) If all information provided in the original application for license form is unchanged, a renewal application need contain only the following information:

(i) Name and address of applicant.

(ii) Original license number.

(2) Renewal applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate annual fee.

(3) Renewal applications will be accepted from November 1 to December 15 of the year for which the current license was issued.

(4) Failure to make application for renewal for the subsequent calendar year will constitute an abandonment as defined by this chapter will subject a junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler and any of its successors or assignees to the applicable penalties or to revocation of its right to continue the junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler activity.