City of Des Moines v. Gruen

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Stan Gruen kept unregistered automobiles, used tires, and old automobile component parts around the garage and in the back yard of his residence in Des Moines. A neighbor complained to the city zoning inspector. The zoning inspector investigated the complaint, found it to be valid, and asked Gruen to clean up his property. When Gruen failed to do so, plaintiff City of Des Moines charged him with a municipal infraction, namely, violation of section 2A-7(S), Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines (1985) (restricting the parking or storage of certain…