§ 54-20-201. Part Definitions
As used in this part: “Automobile graveyard” means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it would not be economically practical to make operative, are placed, located or found; and “Automobile graveyard” or “automobile […]
§ 54-20-202. Limitation on Establishment — Exception
No automobile graveyard shall hereafter be established within five hundred feet (500′) of any state highway in this state, nor shall any automobile graveyard hereafter be established within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any state highway in this state designated as a United States route by the American Association of State Highway Officials as through […]
§ 54-20-203. Fence or Hedge Required
Any person who maintains an automobile graveyard, any part of which is within five hundred feet (500′) of any state highway, shall erect and maintain a fence or hedge around the automobile graveyard. The fence or hedge shall be at least six feet (6′) high and sufficient to conceal the automobile graveyard from the view […]
§ 54-20-102. Purpose of Part
For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation and maintenance […]
§ 54-20-103. Part Definitions
As used in this part: “Automobile graveyard” means any establishment or place of business that is maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. Ten (10) or more of those vehicles constitute an automobile graveyard; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation; “Department” […]
§ 54-20-104. Restrictions as to Location Along Certain Highways
No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following: Those that are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from […]
§ 54-20-105. Screening by Department of Transportation
Any junkyard lawfully in existence on October 1, 1969, that is within one thousand feet (1,000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if feasible, by the department at locations on the highway right-of-way or in […]
§ 54-20-106. Rulemaking Power of Commissioner
The commissioner is given the authority to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations required to carry out this part and 23 U.S.C. § 136, and to define those types of materials suitable for screening.
§ 54-20-107. Acquisition of Interests in Lands — Removal — Screening
Whenever the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of the junkyards, or the screening of the junkyards would not be economically feasible, the department shall have the authority to acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation interests in lands as may be necessary to secure […]
§ 54-20-108. Nuisance — Injunction
The department may apply to any court in the county in which the junkyards are located for an injunction to abate the nuisance. The district attorneys general are authorized to assist the department in the enforcement of this part.