Griffiths v. City of Ashland

SCHRODER, Judge.

Appellant, Morris L. Griffiths, appeals the dismissal of the declaratory judgment action by the circuit court for failure to exhaust his lower court remedies.

Morris L. Griffiths (“Morris”) is the owner of a parcel of land at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and Boy Scout Road, part of which lies within the Ashland city limits. Morris uses the property for open storage which attracted the attention of the Ashland Code *79Enforcement Officer who issued a notice of violation to Morris for operating an open salvage yard or open storage area in violation of Ashland’s Existing…