§ 174-15. Planning Board findings.

Land shall be suited to the purposes for which it is to be subdivided. Regardless of whether or not development is proposed, Planning Board decisions regarding subdivisions shall be accompanied by findings regarding whether or not:

A. 

Review of the proposal was completed in compliance with applicable procedural requirements.

B. 

The proposal clearly and accurately describes the proposed lots as well as proposed development of same.

C. 

Resulting lots are sized and arranged to allow reasonable development and use in compliance with existing Town Code requirements and the intent of this chapter.

D. 

Subsequent use and development of the lots will be unduly limited by easements, deed restrictions or other encumbrances.

E. 

Proposed lots and development provide for:

(1) 

Safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian access.

(2) 

Sufficient space for on-site parking, loading and unloading and similar activities.

(3) 

Adequate emergency access.

(4) 

Proper drainage in compliance with Chapter 165 of Town Code and current NYSDEC requirements.

(5) 

Safe and sufficient water supply.

(6) 

Proper sewage disposal.

(7) 

Proper access to other available utilities such as gas, electric and telephone.

F. 

Resulting development will have an undue negative impact on the safety and efficiency of the existing road network.

G. 

Resulting development will have an undue negative impact on neighboring properties.

H. 

Proposed lot layouts and development are designed and arranged to minimize modification of existing landforms, including rock outcroppings, hilltop lookouts and natural contours.

I. 

Proposed lot layouts and development are designed and arranged to avoid impacts to natural features identified in the Natural Resources Inventory.

J. 

Proposed lots and development avoid, to the extent practical, negatively impacting culturally and historically significant features.

K. 

Proposed lots and development avoid encroaching on areas subject to periodic flooding. Where avoidance of such areas proves impractical, such measures, as required in Chapter 115 of the Town of Canandaigua Code, Flood Damage Prevention, will be taken to minimize potential for flood damage to proposed improvements and adjoining properties.

L. 

Outdoor lighting shall be dark-sky-compliant in accordance with the provisions contained in § 220-77 of the Town Code.

M. 

The subdivision design allows the continuation of agricultural practices on the balance of the site and/or surrounding parcels and considers the effects such design shall have on minimizing the impedance of such practices.

N. 

The subdivision design follows the Town's adopted Site Design and Development Guidelines as well as the Shoreline and Ridgeline Development Guidelines.

Editor's Note: The Site Design and Development Criteria (which contain the Shoreline and Ridgeline Development Guidelines) are available in the Town offices or through the Town's online version of the Code (eCode360®).