Metro Codes cites injunction, pursues repeat enforcement on Cane Ridge properties
Metro Codes said it has increased inspectors and added an attorney to prosecute property-standards cases; officials described a permanent injunction and contempt finding in a recent illegal junkyard case and explained reinspections and use of Hub/ePermits for public tracking.
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Will Dodd, assistant director of Metro Codes, told District 33 residents the department has added inspectors and a dedicated attorney to pursue property-standards enforcement and environmental court actions. He described a recent case involving an illegal junkyard on Cane Ridge Road: a permanent injunction was obtained and when the owner allegedly violated it, the department filed for contempt and the judge imposed jail time.
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