Resident urges no-parking zone on Foxfield thoroughfare and a horse-waste ordinance after recent incidents

During public comment at the Jan. 7 Village of Hampton Hills meeting, resident Jim Piazza said he lives in the Foxfield subdivision and asked trustees to consider a year-round no-parking restriction on a narrow curve where parked vehicles make it difficult for two vehicles to pass.

Piazza said he measured the roadway near the parked vehicle and found the remaining travel width was about 16 feet; he said his pickup is roughly 6.5 feet wide and that buses and larger vehicles have less clearance. "It's a dangerous curve and in warmer months, many people are out there walking," Piazza said. He asked the board to consider a ‘‘no parking 24/7/365’’ designation on that stretch, with limited exceptions for one-day family gatherings and a short-term no-cost permit process.

Piazza also raised a separate neighborhood complaint about people riding horses down the street and leaving manure in front of a neighbor’s driveway. He said he contacted the police department to ask whether an ordinance requires horse owners to remove waste and was told officers had not located an existing ordinance requiring removal. Piazza reported the owner of Burberry Gates Farm offered to contact the boarding family and that the manure in that incident was cleaned up.

Piazza asked the board to consider an ordinance that would require horse owners to pick up after their animals and subject violators to a fine, similar to local dog-waste rules. He emphasized the concern was about owners who do not clean up, not about horses generally.

Ending: President asked staff to note the request; the matter was not placed on the agenda for immediate action and would require staff research and possible ordinance drafting to change parking rules or add an animal-waste rule.