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Canandaigua Lake Watershed

Land Use Law Project

 

 

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Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council assisted the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council in the development of model laws for environmentally sensitive areas including steep slopes and water courses.  Assistance included research, assessment and development of local laws and ordinances that can be used in the Canandaigua Lake Watershed.

The Report is provided in Adobe Acrobat format.  If you are having trouble printing please download the file to your hard drive and print from there.  If you have any questions please contact Jayme Breschard at jbreschard@gflrpc.org or 585-454-0190 x 18

Full Report

Cover and Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Background

Section 1

1A Steep Slope Overview

1B Land Use Tools to Address Steep Slopes

1C Municipal Recommendations

Section 2

2A Watercourse Protection Overview

2B Land Use Tools to Protect Watercourses

2C Municipal Recommendations

Section 3

3A Stormwater Management Overview

3B Stormwater Model Law Overview

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A Definitions

Appendix B Steep Slope Model

Appendix C Watercourse Protection Model

Appendix D Steep Slope Law Examples

Appendix E Watercourse Protection Law

Appendix F New York State Stormwater Model

Appendix G City of Canandaigua Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance

Appendix H Summary of Land Use Regulations in the Canandaiga Lake Watershed

Appendix I Summary of Erosion and Control Laws in the Canandaigua Lake Watershed

Appendix J Other Resources

 

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Last Modified:  June 04, 2007