Our preference is to see a smaller scale development at this site that is compatible with other residential areas of the Village.
The Village of Pittsford is a small village on the Erie Canal and in the opinion of our Mayor, Robert Corby, it is the best-preserved small Erie Canal village in New York. Mayor Corby stated the following:
“An important part of the physical characteristic contributing to the Villages Historic character is its modest size and two-story scale. Of the Villages 800 buildings only church steeples, a few silos, two schools, and 6 commercial buildings are taller than two stories."
"The Village, Schoen Place, and canal commercial districts in villages of similar size to Pittsford are comprised primarily of one and two-story structures. In canal commercial districts, larger taller and longer buildings are usually surrounded by lower barns and sheds giving a sense of hierarchy and a distinctive varied profile to these areas. To be visually compatible with the Village and the canal commercial concept this project will need to incorporate a variety of scale similar to authentic canal commercial districts.”
The developer’s concept
is one that would negatively, and permanently, alter the character of one of
the best-preserved canal villages in New York State. There is a legacy at
stake. It is antithetical to
preservation efforts made in the last 40 years by committed Village lawmakers
and residents. Our community is nationally
recognized and admired for its stewardship of historic architecture and
viewsheds, which from many perspectives would be blighted should this project
move forward.
The developer’s
conceptual plans call for a row of residential buildings over a quarter-mile long adjacent
to the Historic Erie Canal that will be significantly larger than commercial buildings
in the Village.
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From Friends of Pittsford Village |
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