Opinion ID: 2634525
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Existence of Junkyard

Text: [¶ 11] We next turn to whether Christensen was operating a junkyard on his property within the meaning of the 1972 Zoning Resolution. The 1972 Zoning Resolution defines junkyard with specificity. The resolution mandates that, among other things, in order to qualify as a junkyard, the property must be used primarily for the collecting, storage, and sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal, or other scrap or discarded material.... Carbon County Zoning Resolution of 1972, § 600.5 (emphasis added). [¶ 12] The record, at best, is silent as to whether there was any sale of junk. Specifically, Christensen stated in his deposition as follows: Q. What's your intentions as to that iron you salvaged? A. Some if it I'm using to build the shed. I usedit's all framed up with pipe that I got out of that. And what's leftI mean, some of it I'm going to use on that yet, and what's left I'm going to put in the garage and use it for different welding projects and jobs that I get and do. Q. So no intention to get rid of it. You're going to salvage it and keep it A. Right. Q. for your own use. A. Yes. [¶ 13] The zoning resolution clearly requires that junk be sold from the property. From the foregoing, there is a strong inference that Christensen had no intention of selling the junk. Based on the 1972 Zoning Resolution, Christensen's property would therefore not qualify as a junkyard. In any event, we believe there is at least a question of fact as to whether the property in question was a junkyard as that term is defined in the 1972 Zoning Resolution.