Planning

Smart Growth Plan

Genesee County Smart Growth Plan

The Genesee County Smart Growth Plan is a mitigating action of potential significant environmental impacts of the Genesee County Water Supply Project upon the viability of agriculture in Genesee County.
The Genesee County Smart Growth Plan is intended to encourage the revitalization of villages and hamlet areas and protect valuable agricultural resources. The Plan has three goals:

  1. Focus County resources to support economic development opportunities in the most promising locations;
  2. Encourage the revitalization of existing industrial areas, business districts, and residential neighborhoods in the City of Batavia and developed village areas; and
  3. Protect farmland and the rural character of the countryside, and maintain the viability of agriculture.

The Plan and accompanying action items requires the County to restrict hook-ups to the water system. Access to the water system is available to existing and new development located within Smart Growth Development Areas (see town maps below) with the caveat that hookups may be disallowed for new development on land enrolled in an Agricultural District due to lateral restrictions put in place when a particular water district was formed. New development located outside of the Development Area boundary is not eligible for an automatic hookup. An administrative review process has been established by the County to review these applications on a case-by-case basis. Residents and businesses seeking hook-ups to the water system may apply by completing the form linked below.

 Application for Water Hookup Authorization



Smart Growth Development Area Maps (per 2022 review)

Alabama

Alexander 

Batavia  

Bergen 

Bethany

Byron

Darien 

Elba 

LeRoy 

Oakfield 

Pavilion 

Pembroke 

Stafford 

 

 


County-wide Development Areas Map 


Since its inception in 2001, the Smart Growth Plan has been regularly updated and is required to be reviewed by the Planning Department every three years.   The 2022 review report was adopted by the County Legislature  on December 14, 2022.

Smart Growth Plan Document
The Smart Growth Plan as per the latest update in 2022 
Genesee County Smart Growth Plan (PDF)
2022 Public Meeting Presentation Slides