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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
[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.