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City of Rochester, NY
Monroe County
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New Laws (59) Index Notes (1)
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Misc. Documents (1)
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-384; 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-198]
In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, the City of Rochester is hereby divided into the following districts:
Category
District
Residential Districts
R-1 Low-Density Residential
R-2 Medium-Density Residential
R-3 High-Density Residential
Commercial Districts
C-1 Neighborhood Center
C-2 Community Center
C-3 Regional Destination Center
Industrial Districts
M-1 Industrial District
Special Districts
CCD Center City (includes Base, Riverfront, Main Street, Grove Place, East End, Tower and Cascade-Canal)
O-S Open Space
V-C Village Center (includes H-V Harbortown Village and PMV Public Market Village)
PD Planned Development
U-R Urban Renewal
C-V Collegetown Village
M-D Marina
Overlay Districts
O-A Overlay Airport
O-B Overlay Boutique
O-O Overlay Office
Preservation Districts
A. 
Map incorporated. The boundaries of the zoning districts hereby established are shown on a map titled "Rochester Zoning Map." The Zoning Map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon shall have the same force and effect as if fully set forth or described herein, and such map is hereby made part of this chapter. The Zoning Map shall be properly attested and kept on file in the office of the Manager of Zoning.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-179; 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-170]
B. 
Omitted land. It is the intent of this chapter that the entire area of the City, including all land and water areas, rivers, streets, alleys, railroads, and other rights-of-way, be included in the districts established by this chapter. Any area not shown on the Zoning Map as being included in such a district shall be deemed to be, and it is hereby, classified in the R-1 Low-Density Residential District.
A. 
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts, as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1) 
The district boundaries are the center lines of the streets, alleys, waterways and rights-of-way. Where designation of a boundary line on the Zoning Map coincides with the location of a street, alley, waterway or right-of-way, the center line of such street, alley, waterway and right-of-way shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.
(2) 
Where the designation on the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately upon a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the boundary.
(3) 
Distances shown on the Zoning Map are perpendicular distances from road center lines measured to the district boundary, which boundaries in all cases where distances are given are parallel to the road center line.
(4) 
In other cases, the district boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale of the Zoning Map.
B. 
Where a district boundary divides a lot of record at the time such boundary is adopted, the district requirements of the greater portion of the lot will become the requirements of the entire lot.