Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Planning Documents

Documents on this page include the Town's own plans and studies plus relevant regional documents. Scroll down to view documents covering Town history, comprehensive planning, conservation and sustainability, recreation, and infrastructure.

Town of Canandaigua

Town Zoning Map 

Proposed / Draft Plans

Adopted Policies and Procedures

Town History

• Reconnaisance-Level Survey of the Town, Historic Context Statement (2019)

Comprehensive Plan

• 2021 Comprehensive Plan Update
• 2016-17 Adopted Comprehensive Plan Implementation 
• 2011 Comprehensive Plan Update *Updated in 2021 - See Above
• 2003 Comprehensive Plan *Updated in 2011 and 2021 - See Above
  • Appendices
  • Request For Proposals to update the Town's Comprehensive Plan
  • Revisions to the Request For Proposals​
• Hamlet of Cheshire Master Plan (2004)

Environmental Conservation

• Natural Resources Inventory Update (with Site Assessment Checklist and Project Review Guide) (2020)
• Open Space, Conservataion, and Scenic Views Master Plan (2018)
• Transfer of Development Rights Report (2017)
• Agricultural Enhancement Plan (2016)
• Sustainable Stormwater Management for Sucker Brook (2015)
• Padelford Brook Greenway Plan (2015)
• Natural Resources Inventory (2011) *Updated in 2020 - See Above
• FLLC Area Stormwater Management Study (2006)
• Prioritizing Farmland and Scenic Views (2006)
• Farmland and Open Space Conservation Program (2004) *Updated in 2018 - See Above

Infrastructure & Transportation

• Middle Cheshire Road and Health Care Services Corridor Active Transportation Plan (2021)
• Uptown Canandaigua Mixed-Use and Transportation Corridor Feasibility Study (2019)
• County Road 16 Pedestrian & Bicycle Study (2018)
• Zoning District Map (2018)
• Water Master Plan (2017)
  • ​Existing Service Areas
  • Future Service Areas
  • Proposed Improvements
• Complete Streets Policy (2017)
• Sewer Master Plan (2016)
  • ​Existing Sanitary Sewer and Areas Envisioned
  • Potential Future Sewer Areas
• Multimodal Transportation and Place-Making in Uptown Canandaigua (2015)

Recreation

• Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2018-2028
• Adopted Trails Master Plan (2010) *Update included in 2018 Parks and Rec Master Plan - See Above
• Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2007) *Updated in 2018 - See Above

Regional Planning Documents 

• State Route 332 & Route 96 Sub-Area Study (2021)
• Route 364 & County Road 11 Active Transportation Plan Final Report (2020)
  • ​Executive Summary
  • Appendicies
• Farmington and Victor Sewer Master Plan (2016)
• Routes 5/20 & Route 364 Multi-Modal Safety & Access Improvement Study (2013)
  • Appendicies
• Auburn Trail Connection to Ontario Pathways Feasibility Study (2013)
• Canandaigua Regional Transportation Study (2006)