City of Erie v. Freitus

DOYLE, Judge.

Leroy Freitus appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County which ordered Freitus to pay $14,000.00 in fines based upon his operation of an unlawful scrap yard in violation of Article 2, Section 204.13 of the City of Erie’s Zoning Ordinance.

Following an investigation of Freitas’s use of property located at 136 West 26th Street in Erie, on February 12, 1993, the Erie zoning officer sent a “Notice of Zoning Violation” to Freitus because he was operating a scrap yard in violation of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Thereafter, on November 11, 1993, the City filed a…