On Butterfly Lane in Hermitage, Edward Boyle is building a garage where he claims he stores equipment for his landscaping business. However, neighbors complained he was running that business from his home.

An assistant planning director for the city of Hermitage testified that the complaints coming in were largely based on a potential business being operated out of Boyle's address.

Boyle explained that's not the case and that just one employee shows up to retrieve a vehicle.

"It is as simple as a person coming there, dropping their vehicle off, getting in a truck and leaving. 95 percent of what we use each and everyday is in the dump trucks already," Boyle said.

While Boyle was granted a permit to build the garage, he claims he was unaware that he also needed a permit to allow for part

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