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 Canton Village Zoning Map - Amended 11.21.21.pdf (stlawco.gov) 

 Village of Canton, NY Zoning (ecode360.com)  - Local Law & permitted uses

The subject property is located in a Main Street (MS) District within the Historical District

Overlay.

Permitted uses include the following:

• Dwelling unit, above first floor street level only

• Live/work unit

• Government facility and services, general**

• Heritage/historical sites areas open to the public

• Medical office/clinic

• Municipal essential services

• Museum

• Open space/greenway/natural area

• Park/playground/recreation facilities, public

• Religious institution

• Bar

• Brew pub, tasting room

• Café

• Excavation, commercial as part of site preparation

• Fitness/health/spa establishment

• Gasoline service station, pre-existing only

• Hotel /Inn

• Meeting facility/conference center**

• Restaurant

• Retail establishment not otherwise listed in Schedule A or §325-22.C of this

Chapter

• Service-related/including professional and financial service establishments not

otherwise listed in Schedule A or §325-22.C of this Chapter

• Solar energy facility, tier 1

• Theater/entertainment venue, commercial

• Accessory use, customary structure or use

• Amateur radio tower

• Battery storage, tier 1

• Daycare, group or family

• Docking and pier facilities

• Greenhouse

• Home occupation, major**

• Home occupation, minor**

• Solar energy, tier 1

• Vehicle charging stations

Uses permitted in the MS District by special use permit:

• Wireless communications facilities, small cell

• Industry, artisan/craft, maker space**

• Office, general**

• Open air market**

** Use may be located only above the street level first story fronting Main Street.

The subject’s mixed-use uses are allowed uses under Principal Permitted Uses in MS

District of the current zoning ordinance

For a more detailed listing of the allowed uses and the various lot size and setback

requirements, reference is made to the Village of Canton zoning ordinance. A copy of

the zoning map and the appropriate sections of the zoning ordinance as they pertain to

the subject property are included in the Addendum of this report.

The subject property consists of a 0.12± acre (5,248 square foot) parcel of land situated

in the Village of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York.

Further description of the property is as follows:

Size: 0.12± acres.

Shape: Rectangular.

Street location: South side of Main Street.

Topography: Level and on-grade with the street.

Soil and subsoil conditions: Adequate to support the improvements.

Drainage: Drainage is adequate. 

The parcel is neither located in

a flood zone nor a designated D.E.C. wetland. The flood map designation is Zone X (outside 500-year

flood plain), Map # 3606970002C - Map Date:05/02/1994. 

A copy of the Flood Insurance Rate Map available upon request

Availability of utilities: 

Public water, sewer, electricity, telephone and natural gas.

Access: Good exposure and visibility from Main Street, and access is adequate.

Parking/surface: On-site asphalt-paved parking for 1 car at the rear of the building plus maneuvering. There is street parking at the front of the building and a public parking lot at the rear of the building.

Environmental/Hazards: No apparent hazards on or abutting the subject property.

Easements: Typical road and utility easements- none adverse.

Restrictions: None known beyond zoning and health and building codes.

Manmade Improvements: Covered exterior stairwell to the second floor apartment at the rear of the building.

The subject property is improved with a 2-story wood frame and masonry mixed-use

building, built on a partial basement foundation and containing 6,144 square feet of

gross building area. The summary of the building’s structural and mechanical systems

and various finishes follows.

Year built: 1940 per public records

Renovations/dates: Renovated unfinished areas to be office suites/2017

Gross Building Area: 6,144 SF

Stories: 2

Foundation/walls: Partial basement/stone, concrete

Structural framing: Wood, masonry

Exterior Walls: Vinyl, concrete block

Roof style/cover/age: Flat, pitched to middle/rubberized

Insulation: Fully insulated, R-values unknown

Exterior doors/jambs: Metal, glass/wood

Layout: 

Engineering Office Suite: conference room, kitchenette are with

bar sink, stairway to the second floor, two private offices, reception area, 2-fixture restroom, raided file

room, janitor closet with mop sink, copy and supply area, private office rear work area; second floor: side

stairwell, upper landing, storage closet, front office with open work area, kitchen area with double sink,

full bath with tub/shower, toilet and sink, large front office; 

Interior Retail Space - Hair Salon: waiting area, 2-fixture shared restroom, side entrance; 

Rear Office: waiting area and reception, private recording room, two

closets; 

Apartment: hallway with two closets, two bedrooms, full bath with tub/shower, toilet and sink,

kitchen/living room. 

Floors: Carpet, vinyl, tile  

Interior walls: Drywall, wallpaper

Interior doors: Wood, metal, glass

Ceilings/finished height: Drywall, suspended tile/7’ to 9’

Lighting: LED, incandescent

Windows/exterior sash: Double-hung, fixed pane/wood, vinyl

Plumbing: Hot water storage tank, boiler

Sprinklers: None

HVAC/Fuel: Hot water, split unit A/C in the front of the building only, ceiling fan in the apartment

Electrical: Single phase, 200 Amps, 2 meters

Deferred Maintenance: Carpeting in the apartment needs replacement.

Functional Obsolescence: Varying floor levels in the first floor front office suite;

on-site parking is limited

External Obsolescence: None noted