Testifying before council, Steve Dellinger of Hanover Engineering explained that the zoning ordinance only allows a home located in a forest residential zoning district to be used as a guest house or bed and breakfast if the property owner requests a conditional use hearing and if the council approves the use.
He added that one of the listed requirements for a guest house is that the property must have public water and sewer facilities. The property in question does not meet that requirement.
Borough resident Stan Alekna noted that Section 14-2604 of the Code of Ordinances requires an applicant for a conditional use to prove that the proposed use will not detract from the use and enjoyment of adjoining or nearby properties.
Dave Slater, volunteer firefighter with the Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough, attended his first borough council meeting as the newly elected president of the fire company. When it was Slater s turn to speak, Councilman Thomas Burton asked him how many times he was going to bring his bucket to the well. Slater told Burton he did not understand his question.
Burton suggested that the fire company often comes to the council for money and questioned what the members do to raise their own funds. Slater said the fire company raised $500 in March from a sub sale.
Burton asked Slater if the company has approached the Mount Gretna Fire Company to learn how they do fundraising. Slater told him he is not familiar with Mount Gretna Fire Company business. Council President John Karinch said the Mount Gretna company has a social hall, giving them an advantage in fundraising.
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