Planning Department Information

Department Information

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County Water Supply Project	Local Technical Assistance
County Planning Board	County Projects/Agencies
Housing	Agriculture and Farmland Protection
Pictometry	Emergency Management Services
Geographic Information System (GIS)	Department Contact Information
County Comprehensive Planning Process
State Environmental quality Review (SEQR)

Zoning Law and Ordinance Revisions (major rewrites and minor amendments such as "Windmill Farms", etc)
Subdivision Regulations and Land Separation Laws
Project Reviews including zoning, subdivision, special use and site plan reviews
Training opportunities for local boards both regional and local on-site
Comprehensive Planning assistance to local municipalities developing plans

Coordination of Smart Growth Plan including the three-year review process
Assistance to local municipalities with Smart Growth and Ag Preservation
Assistance with administrative activities of the County’s Water Resource Agency
Coordination of the Administrative Water Hook-up Committee
Monitoring local municipalities who are authorized to make water hook-up decisions

Coordinate review of the County’s Agricultural Districts including preparation of all documentation and mapping
Act as staff to the County’s Ag & Farmland Protection Board
Provision of technical assistance to local municipalities on Ag & Farmland Protection issues

Provide staff support to the Steering Committee and ten Focus Groups
Coordinate the preparation of Monitoring Reports and Steering Committee’s Annual Report to the County Legislature

Prepare, or assist, in the preparation of all necessary SEQR documentation related to various County Projects such as the County Airport, Countywide Water System, Sheriff's Building, etc.
Provide assistance to local municipalities on SEQR issues

Attends Housing Initiative Committee meetings and actively participates on projects
Prepares updates to the Genesee County Housing Assistance and Information Directory
Assists in publicity for housing programs

Provides assistance with development of various projects such as zoning approvals for new County facilities, grant applications, planning activities, census data, Empire Zones, etc.
Staff serves on the following committees: Traffic Safety Board, Water Quality Committee, GIS Committee, Records Advisory Board, GLOW Solid Waste Advisory Committee, GLOW Solid Waste Planning Committee, Genesee/Finger Lakes (G/FL) Regional Planning Council, G/FL Planning Coordination Committee, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Works in conjunction with Real Property Tax Services, Soil and Water Conservation District, Sheriff’s Office, Information and Technology and Highway Dept. on the development of a County-wide GIS.
GIS products (maps) are now being made available to County Departments, Agencies and interested parties that request them according to a fee schedule.

Map of Genesee County

Assisting Coordinator of Emergency Management Services with the development of the Emergency Relocation Plan, All Hazards Plan, Homeland Security Program and other emergency management planning activities

Works with County Real Property Tax Services and IT Departments to deploy Pictometry software and data for use by other County Departments as well as local municipalities.

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