Canandaigua, Town |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. General Legislation |
Chapter 174. Subdivision of Land |
Article III. Design Standards |
§ 174-19. Lot size and arrangement.
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A.The Planning Board shall reduce the overall number of lots allowed below the maximum specified in Town Code upon findings that a reduction is needed to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community or the environment.B.Lot sizes and dimensions shall not be less than those specified in Chapter 220, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Canandaigua unless the provisions thereof are to be modified by the Planning Board pursuant to Town Law § 278, as amended.C.Lot sizes and dimensions in excess of the minimum standards of Chapter 220, Zoning, shall be required by the Planning Board as needed to protect the health, safety or welfare of the community or the environment.D.No division of land shall result in any parcel becoming landlocked.E.Residential lots greater than three acres shall not have lot depths greater than 2 1/2 times the lot width except as may be specified in Chapter 220, Zoning, of the Town of Canandaigua Code.F.All blocks in a subdivision shall have a minimum length of at least 750 feet with a maximum length of 1,200 feet. Such blocks containing individual lots shall be at least two lot depths in width, except where reverse frontage may be employed along major highways. Modifications of the above requirements are possible in commercial and industrial developments.G.Side lot lines shall be substantially perpendicular to street lines.H.Double-frontage lots are prohibited, except where employed to prevent vehicular access to major traffic streets or where otherwise required by unusual topographic conditions. Where double-frontage lots are permitted, the Planning Board shall, as a condition of final plat approval, determine the front yard and rear yard portions of all such lots.