Upon the adoption of this Charter, the inhabitants
of the City of Canandaigua, in the County of Ontario, State of New
York, within the boundaries herein described, shall continue to be
incorporated as a Municipal Corporation with perpetual succession.
The corporate name of the City shall be City
of Canandaigua.
[Amended 11-17-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]
The boundaries of said City shall be as follows:
Beginning at a point in the northern terminus
of the western boundary line of West Street in the present City of
Canandaigua and continuing northerly in a straight line extending
along the same course as said western boundary line of West Street
until it intersects a line extending westerly from and in the same
course as the northern boundary line of North Street; Thence extending
easterly from said intersection along the northern boundary line of
North Street and continuing easterly in a straight line extending
along the same course as said northern boundary line of North Street
until it intersects the eastern boundary line of East Street in said
City of Canandaigua; Thence southerly in a straight line along the
eastern boundary line of East Street until it intersects the northern
boundary line of lands conveyed to the Canandaigua City School District
by deed dated October, 1985 and recorded in the Ontario County Clerk's
Office in Liber 844 of Deeds at Page 1043; thence north 71°43'10"
east a distance of 1,446.86 feet to a point; thence south 17°16'50"
east a distance of 902.78 feet to a point; thence south 71°43'10"
west a distance of 1,448.65 feet to a point in the eastern boundary
line of East Street; thence continuing southerly in a straight line
along the eastern boundary line of East Street and continuing southerly
in a straight line extending along the same course as the eastern
boundary line of East Street until it intersects the southern boundary
of Lakeshore Drive in said City of Canandaigua (formerly called The
Canandaigua-Geneva State Road, formerly called the "Seneca Turnpike");
Thence westerly in a straight line across the northern end of Canandaigua
Lake along a tie line between said intersection and the northeast
corner of back lot no. 10, west of Main Street on the west shore of
Canandaigua Lake, to a point where said tie line intersects lands
now or formerly of Rosewil Associates; thence southerly and westerly
along said Rosewil lands to the high water line of Canandaigua Lake
at the tie line; thence westerly and northerly along said high water
line of said tie line; to a point formed by the northeast corner of
back lot no. 10, west of Main Street, on the west shore of Canandaigua
Lake; thence extending westerly along the northern boundary line of
said lot no. 10, and a continuation thereof, until in intersects a
line extending southerly from, and in the same course as the western
boundary line of the said West Street; Thence northerly in a straight
line from said intersection along the southerly extension of the western
boundary line of the said West Street to the place of beginning, being
the same and all of the territory now contained within the corporate
limits of the present City of Canandaigua, in the County of Ontario
and State of New York.
The City shall be divided into four wards, bounded
respectively as follows:
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Ward 1. The First
Ward shall include all that part of said City bounded on the north
and east by the north and east lines of said City; on the west by
the center of Main Street, and on the south by a line running from
Main Street east along the center line of Gibson Street.
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Ward 2. The Second
Ward shall include all that part of said City bounded on the north
by the south line of Ward 1; on the east by the east line of said
City; on the south by the south line of said City; and on the west
by the center of Main Street.
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Ward 3. The Third
Ward shall include all that part of said City bounded on the north
by the center of West Avenue; on the east by the center of Main Street;
and on the south and west by the south and west lines of said City.
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Ward 4. The Fourth
Ward shall include all that part of said City bounded on the north
and west by the north and west lines of said City; on the east by
the center of Main Street; on the south by the center of West Avenue.
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[Amended 11-7-2017]
The Wards hereinbefore described shall, until otherwise lawfully
changed, constitute the Election Districts for holding all elections
held in the City. Election inspectors shall be appointed in accordance
with the Election Law of the State of New York, and shall possess
the powers and qualifications and discharge the duties as prescribed
by said Election Law.