Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 672-8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS
Rule 672-8-.01 - Definitions

(a) Department: The Department of Transportation of the State of Georgia.

(b) Commissioner: The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative, such representative acting within the scope of the particular duties assigned to him and within the authority given him.

(c) Junkyard: Any establishment which is maintained or used for storing, buying, or selling junk or for an automobile graveyard; and the term shall include garbage dumps, sanitary fills, and scrap processor establishments.

(d) Junk: Old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, waste; junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof; or iron, steel, and other old scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.

(e) Automobile graveyard: Any establishment which is maintained or used for storing, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.

(f) Scrap Processor: Any person, firm, or corporation engaged only in the business of buying scrap iron and metals, including, but not limited to, old automobiles, for the specific purpose of processing into raw material for remelting purposes only, and whose principal product is ferrous and nonferrous scrap for shipment to steel mills, foundries, smelters, and refineries, and who maintains an established place of business in this State and has facilities and machinery designed for such processing.

(g) Interstate Highway: Any State-aid road which is also a portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located within this State, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be designated by the Department and approved by the Secretary of Transportation or other appropriate Federal official, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code.

(h) Federal-Aid Primary Highway: Any State-aid road which is a portion of connected main highways as officially designated or as may hereafter be designated by the Department and approved by the Secretary of Transportation or other appropriate Federal official, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code.

(i) Main Traveled Way: The traveled way of a highway on which through traffic is carried. In the case of a divided highway, the traveled way of each of the separated roadways for traveling in opposite directions shall be deemed the main traveled way. It does not include such facilities as frontage roads, turning roadways or parking areas.

(j) Industrial Zones: Those districts or areas established by official zoning authorities as being most appropriate for industry or manufacturing. A zone which simply permits certain industrial activities as an incident to the primary land use designation is not considered to be an industrial zone.

(k) Unzoned Industrial Areas: Any area where there is no zoning in effect and which is used primarily for industrial activities. An unzoned industrial area does not include areas which may have a rural zoning classification or land uses established by zoning variances or special exceptions.

(l) Zone of Control: All areas within the boundaries of this State which are adjacent to and within one thousand (1000) feet of the edge of the. right-of-way of any Interstate or Federal-aid primary highway within this State. Any revision in right-of-way limits after initial control is obtained will require a similar revision in the zone of control.

(m) Screening: The use of any vegetative planting, fencing, ornamental wall of masonry, or other architectural treatment or device, earthen embankment, or a combination of any of these which will effectively hide from view any deposit of junk from the main traveled way, on a year round basis. Screening does not include the use of junk.

(n) Person: Means any individual, firm, agency, company, association, partnership, business trust, joint stock company, body politic or corporation.

(o) Maintain: To allow to exist.

(p) Establish: To construct, build, raise, assemble, place, affix, create or in any way bring into existence.

(q) Visible: Capable of being seen without visual or optical aid by a person of normal visual acuity.

(r) Nonconforming Junkyard: Any junkyard which was lawfully established and in existence on April 6, 1967, and any part of which is located within 1000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any Interstate or Federal-aid primary highway and which:

(s) Unlawful Junkyards: Any junkyard which comes into existence after April 6, 1967, any portion of which is located within 1000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any Interstate or Federal-aid primary highway and which:

(t) Highways: Any road or highway which is a portion of an Interstate or Federal-aid primary highway.