No license shall be granted for an automobile junkyard under § 5-21-1 unless:
(1) It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;
(2) It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value
as scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used for the
purpose for which they were originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up
industrial area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking
facilities; or
(3) It is:
(i) More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate
or primary system;
(ii) More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;
(iii) More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school,
church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places; and
(iv) Screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed and properly maintained
fences at least six feet (6′) high acceptable to that city or town and in accordance
with regulations as promulgated by the director of public works and as specified on
the license.
Notes of Decisions
Newport Auto Salvage, Inc. v. Town Council of Portsmouth, 502 A.2d 339 (R.I. 1985).
· cites it 2× “The second ground was the location of the proposed junkyard within a distance of less than 600 feet of a state highway in violation of the provisions of § 5-21-4(c)(2), coupled with the complete absence of any evidence that the junkyard would be operated entirely within a…”
Lambert v. Town Council, 256 A.2d 1 (R.I. 1969).
· cites it 7× “1956, §5-21-4, while appearing on the face of the certificate of license issued to the applicant by the town clerk, differ from the restrictions placed upon the license as granted by the town council.”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-4(a) — 1 case
Newport Auto Salvage, Inc. v. Town Council of Portsmouth, 502 A.2d 339 (R.I. 1985).
“The second ground was the location of the proposed junkyard within a distance of less than 600 feet of a state highway in violation of the provisions of § 5-21-4(c)(2), coupled with the complete absence of any evidence that the junkyard would be operated entirely within a…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-4(c)(2) — 1 case
Newport Auto Salvage, Inc. v. Town Council of Portsmouth, 502 A.2d 339 (R.I. 1985).
“The second ground was the location of the proposed junkyard within a distance of less than 600 feet of a state highway in violation of the provisions of § 5-21-4(c)(2), coupled with the complete absence of any evidence that the junkyard would be operated entirely within a…”
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