City of Westlake v. Rice

Nugent, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County in an action brought by the plaintiff-appellee, the city of Westlake, against defendant-appellant, Brian Rice. The city sought a permanent injunction against Rice to require him to remove a fence on his property which was in violation of the city’s Zoning Code. With hearing being waived, and with the evidence stipulated, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the city, ordering Rice to remove the fence or, in the alternative, granting the city the right to enter Rice’s property to remove the…