§ 136-149. Permit required for junkyards. - North Carolina Statutes

§136‑149.  Permit required for junkyards.

No person shall establish,operate or maintain a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of thenearest edge of the right‑of‑way of the interstate or primarysystem or a North Carolina route in a county that does not have an interstateor federal aid primary highway without obtaining a permit from the Departmentof Transportation or its agents pursuant to the procedures set out by the rulesand regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation.  No permitshall be issued under the provisions of this section for the establishment,operation or maintenance of a junkyard within 1,000 feet to the nearest edge ofthe right‑of‑way of interstate or primary system except thosejunkyards which conform to one or more of the exceptions of G.S. 136‑144. The permit shall be valid until revoked for the nonconformance of this Articleor rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportationthereunder.  Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Department ofTransportation or its agents in refusing to grant or revoking a permit mayappeal the decision in accordance with the rules and regulations enacted by theDepartment of Transportation pursuant to this Article to the Secretary ofTransportation who shall make the final decision upon the agency appeal.  TheDepartment of Transportation shall have the authority to charge fees to defraythe costs of administering the permit procedures under this Article.  The feesfor junkyard permits to be issued under this Article shall not exceed a twentydollar ($20.00) initial fee and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) annual renewal fee. (1967,c. 1198, s. 9; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1439, s. 9; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1983,c. 604, s. 3; 1993, c. 493, s. 4.)