A.
The Village is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
(1)
Open Space-Recreation (OS-R): This district supports important public
open space and recreational areas. The intent of this district is
to maintain these areas as critical community amenities.
(2)
Residential-Single Family (R-SF): This district supports the Village's
predominantly single-family residential neighborhoods supported by
compatible services with traditional village scale, pedestrian orientation
and neighborhood character. It is the intent of this district to preserve
these characteristics.
(3)
Residential-Multifamily (R-MF): This district supports the Village's
more densely settled residential areas that provide a variety of housing
options and supporting community services. The intent of the district
is to support these uses and preserve the historic scale and character
of the Village. These areas are adjacent to mixed-use areas providing
services within walking distance of residential units supported by
attractive tree-lined streetscapes, public spaces and pedestrian and
bicycle amenities.
(4)
Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU): This district supports areas of moderate-density
residential and community-supported commercial uses. These areas are
characterized by mixed-use neighborhoods that are walkable and connected
to adjacent residential neighborhoods and commercial areas. It includes
a variety of neighborhood-scale businesses and services that meet
the needs of the surrounding community. While the character of the
NMU areas may vary, it is intended to be pedestrian-oriented with
an attractive streetscape and amenities such as small parks. In some
areas, identity is already well established through architecture and
streetscape, while in others identity will be shaped by future planning
decisions.
(5)
General Mixed Use (GMU): This district supports a mix of commercial,
community services and residential uses located in areas that have
historically been more commercially oriented or are more recently
planned for or developed into larger-scale projects, including multifamily
projects adjacent to planned commercial projects. These uses generate
important tax revenue, yet also create opportunities for future commercial
activity and neighborhood services as infill or reuse activities.
The scale and character of these areas is more flexible as they often
represent redevelopment or new development extensions of the Village.
In areas where development is an extension of the Village, the establishment
of a safe, multimodal street network for pedestrian and bicycle transportation
to connect these new areas to the Village is anticipated.
(6)
Educational-Campus (E-C): This district supports the unique settings
and uses of the educational campuses while ensuring compatible integration
of use, scale and character with their surroundings and neighborhoods.
(7)
Main Street (MS): This district supports the Village's historic
Main Street, supporting land uses and development reflective of its
tradition as a vibrant hub of activity and commerce, historic architecture
and walkability. Uses are intended to provide opportunities to activate
the street level, enhance tax base and provide entertainment, retail
and service activity in a concentrated area. This area includes mixed-use
buildings with residential and office uses focused on upper floors.
The historic architectural character, density and scale of the streetscape
and buildings along Main Street are intended to be protected from
incompatible infill development.
(8)
Downtown Mixed Use (DMU): This district supports the core of the
Village downtown adjacent to Main Street. This area functions as a
transition from Main Street to more residential land uses and includes
a vibrant mix of retail, commercial, high-density residential, office
and civic space in a compact, walkable area with multimodal transportation
options. The DMU is characterized by mixed-use buildings and/or blocks
with architecturally interesting facades, streetscape design with
room for street trees, sidewalks, benches and other amenities that
make the streets pedestrian friendly and create spontaneous opportunities
for community interaction. The district also supports mid-rise residential
projects and mixed-use projects incorporating housing above nonresidential
uses.
(9)
Corridor Commercial (CC): This district represents areas of auto-oriented
commercial uses that offer necessary services to residents and visitors.
This district is utilized on the larger transportation corridors which
are, in some cases, transitional areas between the traditional historic
village settlement and more modern, auto-oriented uses and site development.
While the uses may tend to be auto-oriented, it is the intent of this
district that the design of development encourage multimodal access,
including pedestrian and bicycle amenities and infrastructure to enhance
the safety, access and connectivity of these corridors to adjacent
neighborhoods.
(10)
Technology, Business and Light Manufacturing (TBL): This district
supports areas with flexibility in allowable land uses to meet changing
industry and market need. Technology-based business, small-scale manufacturing,
start-up business, incubators and accelerators are among the types
of use appropriate for these areas.
B.
Overlay districts. The purpose of overlay districts is to protect
important resources and community characteristics within a specific
geographical area of the Village. Overlay districts do not change
the use and dimensional requirements of the underlying land use districts
unless specifically so stated. They do impose specific requirements
that must be followed.
(1)
Historic District Overlay (HDO) District.
(a)
The purpose of the HDO is to protect the historic and heritage
resources of the Village downtown. Historic and heritage resources
are part of the community's physical and visual environment.
Protection of these resources serves not only to enhance the physical
and aesthetic environment of the community, but also encourages public
knowledge and understanding of Canton's past and fosters civic
and neighborhood pride and sense of identity.
(2)
Waterfront Overlay (WO) District.
(a)
The purpose of the WO is to provide a layer of protection on
the Grasse River corridor for the purpose of preserving natural, scenic
and historic values of the riverfront by regulating uses and development
activity that could impact water quality and increase erosion and
sedimentation and supporting compatible land uses enhanced by a waterfront
location.
C.
Planned Development Districts. The purpose of the Planned Development
District (PDD) is to delineate areas of the Village that may be appropriate
for a specific project or development where creative planning and
design would be necessary. PDDs allow development matched to the unique
characteristics of the site and allow innovative development techniques
that might not otherwise be possible through strict application of
standard use, area, bulk and density specifications.
A.
The areas and boundaries of the zoning districts are established
to scale as shown on the map entitled "Village of Canton Zoning Map,"
adopted and certified by the Village Clerk and herein referred to
as the "Zoning Map." This Zoning Map, together with everything shown
thereon, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter,
the Village of Canton Zoning Law. All amendments to the district boundaries
that are authorized by local law immediately upon the effective date
of such local law shall be delineated by the Village Clerk on the
Zoning Map, indicating the title and date of the local law.
B.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists with
respect to the boundaries of any districts as shown on the Zoning
Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines
of streets, highways, alleys, streams, lakes, reservoirs or other
bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following Village limits shall
be construed as following such Village limits.
(3)
In all cases where a district boundary line is located no farther
than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary shall be
construed to coincide with such lot line.
(4)
Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership
at the time of adoption of this chapter, the regulations for the less
restricted portion of such lot shall extend not more than 30 feet
into the more restricted portion, provided the lot has frontage on
a street in the less restricted district.
