In order to promote the health, safety, cleanliness, beauty, convenience,
comfort and general welfare of the Village of Horseheads and the inhabitants
of the same, any person wishing to store firewood upon his or her private
premises shall store such firewood according to the following requirements:
A. Said storage of firewood or woodpiles shall be kept stacked
and reasonably secure and shall be stacked in a stabilized, structurally sound
manner so as to not present a risk of harm that it will collapse or move suddenly
or spontaneously.
B. The maximum amount of firewood on site or a woodpile
that may be stored at any one (1) time is seven (7) cords.
C. The height of any such stored firewood or woodpile shall
not exceed four (4) feet.
D. The storage area for such firewood or woodpiles shall
be no closer than three (3) feet to the property line or lines with any adjacent
lands not of common ownership. Further, said storage area shall not be established
or placed in the front yard of private premises.
E. The firewood or woodpiles shall be stored in such a manner
that it will not provide harborage for rodents, insects or other pests.
If, after inspection by the Village Code Enforcement Officer, it is
determined that there is a violation of this chapter, the person who owns,
occupies or is in control of the private premises shall be given written notice,
by personal service or certified mail, return receipt request, by such Code
Enforcement Officer that said person is in violation of this chapter. Said
person shall, within ten (10) days after being so notified, make the necessary
changes in the storage of firewood or woodpile as are necessary to eliminate
the violation of this chapter and shall further take necessary eradication
measures in order to eliminate or exterminate the rodents, insects and other
pests and remove harborage for the same.
Any person who permits storage of firewood or woodpiles in such a manner as to violate the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, as prescribed by Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty. Each separate violation shall constitute a separate additional offense.
This chapter shall take effect on September 1, 1992, and
shall apply to all storage of firewood and woodpiles existing, established,
created or maintained on or after that date.