For the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general
welfare of the people of the Town of Canandaigua, this Zoning Law
is adopted pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law and pursuant to
the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York. Its purpose
is to regulate and restrict: the height, number of stories and size
of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may
be occupied; the size of yards, courts and other open space; the density
of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures and
land for business, industry, agriculture, residence or other purposes.
Such Zoning Law and the Official Zoning Map enacted pursuant to this
chapter are designed to: lessen congestion in the streets; to secure
safety from fire and other dangers; to provide adequate light and
air; to provide for solar access and the implementation of solar energy
systems; to prevent the overcrowding of land and to avoid undue concentration
of population; to facilitate the efficient and adequate provision
of public facilities and services; and to provide the maximum protection
to residential areas from the encroachment of adverse environmental
influences. Such Zoning Law and Official Zoning Map were enacted after
reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character
of the Town and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with
a view to conserving property values and natural resources and encouraging
the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town.
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