City of Troy v. Hershberger

Appellant Gerald Hershberger is an attorney who has been practicing law ont of his home in the City of Troy. He desired to construct a second building on the property (variously referred to as an addition and a new house) in which to carry on his law practice. No building permit was obtained prior to construction and the city issued a stop work order and commenced an action against the appellant seeking injunctive relief to enforce the city’s zoning ordinances. As a result of this action, construction of the building was found to be illegal and was also determined a nuisance per se for not…