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The City of Canandaigua is in Ontario County, about 26 miles from downtown Rochester, with roughly 10,500 residents (Census 2024 estimate). Driveway Paving Rochester paves, seals and repairs driveways across Canandaigua, plus parking lots and private drives for businesses and HOAs.
Driveway rules in Canandaigua
What the town publishes about driveway work, quoted from the source. Rules change, so confirm with the town before work starts. These approvals belong to the property owner; we will make sure the plan you file matches what gets built.
Permit
Driveway work in the right-of-way (resurface, widen, curb cuts, new residential) needs a DPW Right-of-Way Permit; the Code Enforcement fee schedule also lists a residential 'Paving' permit. Office: Department of Public Works, Hurley Building, 205 Saltonstall Street (right-of-way permit); Code Enforcement (paving permit). Fee: $100 right-of-way permit; $50 residential 'Paving' (2026 Code Enforcement fee schedule). Phone: DPW 585-396-5060. “Driveway Work (resurface, widen, curb cuts, new residential or commercial)”Source: canandaiguanewyork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1089/Right-of-Way-Permit
Town code
Residential zones: driveway plus parking areas may cover at most 40% of the front yard or 20% of the lot. “The sum of driveway and private residential parking areas shall not comprise more than 40% of the front yard, or 20% of the total lot.”Source: web.archive.org/web/20150912073705/http://www.ecode360.com/11940243
Town code
Residential parking areas: under 700 sq ft total and under 200 sq ft in the front yard; not directly in front of the house's front wall. “Private residential parking areas shall be less than 700 square feet and less than 200 square feet when located in the front yard.”Source: web.archive.org/web/20150912073705/http://www.ecode360.com/11940243
Any excavation in streets needs a DPW permit. “Permits are required for all excavations within street rights-of-way or when desiring to place materials or vehicles on any street or sidewalk right-of-way.”Source: canandaiguanewyork.gov/253/Public-Works
Road right of way
No digging in a street or public place without written DPW permission (Code §600-1). “nor move any earth or stone therefrom within the City without permission in writing from the Department of Public Works”Source: web.archive.org/web/20150906042333/http://www.ecode360.com/11770860
Road right of way
No driving equipment over stone or cement curbs unless protected with timber/planking (Code §600-24). “No person shall drive any vehicle over any stone or cement curb along any street in the City, unless such curbing be protected with timber or planking of the same height as the curb”Source: web.archive.org/web/20150906042333/http://www.ecode360.com/11770860
Road right of way
DPW can issue a single-job permit to place a vehicle or materials on a sidewalk/right-of-way for driveway repair. “permission to drive or place a vehicle, ladder or building materials on any City sidewalk or right-of-way for the purposes of ... driveway repair”Source: web.archive.org/web/20150906042333/http://www.ecode360.com/11770860
Road right of way
Driveways on a State highway need a NYSDOT highway work permit (applied for online through PermiTrack). “If your residence is on a State highway, you will need a permit from the NYS Department of Transportation to build or modify a driveway.”Source: dot.ny.gov/programs/residential-driveway-permits
Town permits generally cover driveways onto town roads. If your driveway opens onto a county or state road, the apron is handled by the Ontario County Highway Department or NYSDOT instead. Ask the city which agency covers your road.
Driveway services in Canandaigua
Driveway Paving: New asphalt driveways built on a real base, graded to drain away from your house.
Driveway Replacement: Tear-out and repave when cracking, sinking or crumbling is past repair.
Driveway Sealing: Sealcoating that protects asphalt from water, salt and sun, applied in the right weather.
Asphalt Paving: Parking lots, private roads and commercial paving, including mill and overlay.
Driveway Repair: Potholes, sunken spots, broken edges and cracks fixed so they hold.
Crack Filling: Hot rubberized crack sealant that keeps water out of the base.
Concrete Driveways: Concrete ordered and cured to stand up to freeze-thaw and road salt.
Epoxy Garage Floors: Epoxy floor coatings for garages and shops, starting with real prep and a moisture test.
Line Striping: Parking stalls, accessible spaces, arrows and fire lanes, painted crisp.
Planning driveway work in Canandaigua? Call (585) 401-2371 for a free estimate. 15% off for military & seniors with proper ID.
Built for Ontario County winters
Rochester averages about 102 inches of snow a year, with roughly 27 inches in January alone (National Weather Service normals for 1991 to 2020). That means months of plows, shovels, road salt, and water that melts in the afternoon and refreezes overnight. A driveway in Canandaigua goes through the same kind of freeze-thaw cycles, plows and salt, which is why every job here starts with the base and drainage, not the topcoat.
