BD. OF COUNTY COM'RS FOR LARIMER CTY. v. Gurtler

Opinion by

Judge CARPARELLLI.

In this land use case, defendant, Dave Gurtler, appeals the trial court's judgment assessing fines in the amount of $147,800 for his failure to comply with its November 2003 order of contempt. We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff, the Board of County Commissioners for Larimer County, sued defendant alleging, in part, that he was operating a junkyard on his property in violation of the Larimer County Land Use Code. In July 2003, after a bench trial, the court ordered defendant (1) to use or remove certain construction materials stored on the property; and (2) to sereen…