§ 220-71. Planning Board findings.

Planning Board determinations regarding site plans 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. 

Proposed development and uses are in compliance with the Site Design and Development Criteria, Town Code requirements and the intent of this chapter.

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

D. 

Subsequent use and development of the lot(s) will not be unduly limited by easements, deed restrictions or other encumbrances.

E. 

Proposed development provides 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 the Town Code and current New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 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 not have an undue negative impact on the safety and efficiency of the existing road network.

G. 

Resulting development will not have an undue negative impact on neighboring properties.

H. 

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

I. 

Proposed development is designed and arranged to avoid impacts to natural features identified in the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI). Planning Board findings shall address the specific questions contained in the NRI.

J. 

Proposed development avoids negatively impacting historically significant features.

K. 

Proposed development avoids 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 Town Code, Flood Damage Prevention, will be taken to minimize potential for flood damage to proposed improvements and adjoining properties.

L. 

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

M. 

The site plan 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 site plan design follows the Town's adopted Shoreline and Ridgeline Development Guidelines.

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

O. 

The project is sufficiently landscaped and in compliance with § 220-76, Landscaping and buffering, of this chapter.

P. 

Signs are suitable to the development and neighborhood in compliance with Town Code § 220-81J.