Hill v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Eleanor R. Hill appeals a Fayette County Common Pleas Court order imposing a $10.00 fine and directing her to remove junk items from her property. We reverse.

The Connellsville Township Ordinance No. 65-2 prohibits the storage and accumulation of junk materials on public or private land without a permit and generally regulates junk storage. The factual support for the citation of violation is simply the unlawful accumulation of junk; not so for unlicensed junk storage.

The citation references violation of “Local Ordinance 65-2, Section 7.” However,…