Epperly v. County of Montgomery

ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN, Judge.

Matthew Patrick Epperly was convicted of violating a Montgomery County zoning ordinance and enjoined in the sentencing order to abate the violation. He appeals from the circuit court’s subsequent order finding him in contempt and imposing sanctions for failure to comply with the injunction. Epperly contends that the court exceeded its authority by imposing sanctions authorizing the County to enter upon the real property where the zoning violation occurred and conduct, with immunity, an operation to abate the zoning violation; and to impose a lien upon that…