Case Name: Salvatore A. Vanno, as Commissioner of the Department of Codes Enforcement of the City of Utica, Respondent, v. River Market Commodities, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Upstate Hide and Skin Co., Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-12-21
Citations: 168 A.D.2d 979
Docket Number: 
Parties: Salvatore A. Vanno, as Commissioner of the Department of Codes Enforcement of the City of Utica, Respondent, v River Market Commodities, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Upstate Hide and Skin Co., Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 168
Pages: 979–979

Head Matter:
Salvatore A. Vanno, as Commissioner of the Department of Codes Enforcement of the City of Utica, Respondent, v River Market Commodities, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Upstate Hide and Skin Co., Inc., Appellant.

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in granting plaintiff a preliminary injunction. Plaintiff established that defendant Upstate Hide and Skin Co., Inc. operated an animal hide processing plant in violation of the city ordinance and a special zoning exception, which required that the operation be conducted entirely inside the building. Defendant used a dumpster and flatbed trailer situated outside the building to store animal hides and related waste for as long as 30 days. This created noxious odors and blood seepage constituting a public nuisance.
Acting on behalf of the City of Utica, plaintiff was entitled to a preliminary injunction based on defendant's violation of the ordinance and zoning exception. The city, as a municipality, is not required to demonstrate special damage or compliance with the traditional three-pronged test for injunctive relief (see, Moran v Village of Philmont, 147 AD2d 230, 234; City of New York v Cincotta, 133 AD2d 244, 245; Town of LaGrange v Giovenetti Enters., 123 AD2d 688, 689-690; City of New York v Bilynn Realty Corp., 118 AD2d 511, 512-513). Defendant's remaining contentions lack merit. (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Oneida County, Grow, J.—preliminary injunction.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Boomer, Green and Lawton, JJ.