Aseff v. Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals

James J. Sweeney, Judge.

Victor Banis and Tony Aseff, d.b.a. Star Contracting, appeal from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court affirming the Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals’ decision to deny a certificate of occupancy for a building located at 2255 Hamilton Avenue because Aseff exceeded the amount of repairs permissible by Cleveland Cod.Ord. 359.03(a). Banis and Aseff urge on appeal that the court abused its discretion when it affirmed the admission of prejudicial testimony, determined that the Board of Zoning Appeals’ decision was supported by a preponderance of reliable, probative and…