SCRAP YARDS definition

SCRAP YARDS means an establishment, place of business, or place of storage or deposit, that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling scrap, junk, or waste metal, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, tractors, farm equipment, industrial equipment, containers, and appliances, where the total scrap metal stored is greater than 20 tons or consists of more than five motor vehicles.
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SCRAP YARDS means a development in which used materials are stored temporarily on the site for reprocessing into scrap materials for sale or where useable parts for used goods, equipment or vehicles are sold.
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