The following is a summary of the activities of the Genesee County Department of Planning and its various boards and agencies for the year 2023.
The Planning Department continued its assistance with a number of County projects often times working with other County Agencies to accomplish important tasks as follows:
County Planning Board
Agricultural District No. 1 Review Completed
Agricultural District Annual Enrollment Period
Agricultural & Farmland Protection Board
Farmland Protection Implementation Grant support through Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC) and Western NY Land Conservancy
$2.87 Million secured through two applications with GVC
County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Web Mapping Application
Elections Web Application
Sheriff’s E911 Address Maintenance
EagleView (Pictometry)
Emergency Operations Center Support
GLOW Solid Waste Event Registration System
Community Health Assessment Application
Environmental (SEQR) Reviews
County Broadband Initiative
County Jail Committee
Housing Needs Assessment Update
Genesee County Resiliency Plan
Genesee Region Housing Initiatives Committee
Housing Assistance and Information Directory
Water Resources Agency
Water System Hookup Administrative Review
Capital and Asset Acquisition Budget and Program
Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
G/FLRPC Planning Coordinating Committee
NYS Association of County Planning Directors
Chamber’s Business Development Committee
County Local Emergency Planning Committee
County Parks Advisory Council
Water Quality Coordinating Committee
County Traffic Safety Board
Active People, Healthy Nation Walkability Virtual Academy
FEMA Community Rating System
Genesee County Airshow Committee
American Planning Association
Congress for the New Urbanism
The Planning Department continued to provide assistance to local planning, zoning, and legislative boards. The scope of this assistance ranged from providing information regarding the development and revision of various land use regulations to the preparation of amendments and GIS/mapping assistance. Planning staff sponsored zoning and land use training for the County Planning Board and all municipalities. Assistance with project reviews and/or zoning text and map amendments was provided to the local municipalities. Planning Staff also continued to assist various municipalities in the process of planning for the impacts of the proposed Western New York Science Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (WNY STAMP) as well as large solar energy systems such as the Excelsior Energy Center and Cider Solar Project.
The Director of Planning supervises GLOW staff and continued to serve on the GLOW Region Solid Waste Management Committee and its Planning and Advisory Subcommittees.