Hornell fire chief hopes to avoid incidents weather warms and holidays approach
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HORNELL Memorial Day weekend is often the start of backyard barbecue and bonfire season.
As the weather warms and summertime holidays approach, Hornell officials are reminding residents that the city has regulations governing recreational fires.
“We live in this community together and need to respect all of our neighbors,” Hornell Fire Chief Frank Brzozowski said. “Please understand that there are individuals that have respiratory issues that can inhibit their enjoyment of outdoor activities during smoky conditions.
Guidelines regarding recreational fires within the city limits are as follows:
What the Broadway Group requested
The Broadway Group had been seeking a variance to build a retaining wall 35 feet from the center of Lime Kiln Creek. Village code requires the building to be at least 50 feet from the middle of the creek.
The developer was also requesting a permit to build in a Floodplain Development Zone.
“At tonight’s meeting, I had planned on bringing everything to a conclusion, basically. We were going to listen to what they had to say, we were going to discuss things and vote on whether or not to give them a variance at all, for either thing,” Maker said.