William E. Vaughn v. City of Newport News

MOON, Chief Judge.

William E. Vaughn appeals his conviction for violating § 421 of the Newport News City Code, which prohibits “outside storage of goods, materials and equipment.” Vaughn argues that because “goods, materials and equipment” are not defined in § 421, the statute is unconstitutionally vague and overly broad.

While Vaughn correctly contends that the Newport News City Code does not define “goods, materials, and equipment,” a fair reading of § 421 in its entirety and in conjunction with the language in the city’s zoning ordinance shows that § 421 is reasonably definite in its scope…