Department Information
Genesee County Planning Board
- Serves as staff to the County Planning Board
- Prepares General Municipal Law Section 239 L, M & N reviews (approx. 60/year)
Local Technical Assistance
Assisting local municipalities with planning and zoning issues including:
- Zoning Law and Ordinance Revisions (major rewrites and minor amendments such as Solar Energy, 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
Genesee County Water Supply Project
- 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 System Hookup Committee
- Monitoring local municipalities who are authorized to make water hook-up decisions
Agriculture and Farmland Protection
- Coordinate review of the County’s Agricultural Districts including preparation of all documentation and mapping
- Facilitate Farmland Protection Grant Applications with regional land trusts
- Act as staff to the County’s Ag & Farmland Protection Board
- Provision of technical assistance to local municipalities on Ag & Farmland Protection issues
Genesee County Comprehensive Planning Process
- Provide staff support to the Steering Committee and ten Focus Groups
- Coordinate the preparation of Monitoring Reports and the Steering Committee’s Annual Report to the County Legislature
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR)
- Prepare or assist, in the preparation of all necessary SEQR documentation related to various County Projects
- Assist local municipalities on SEQR issues.
Housing
- 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
County Projects/Agencies
- Provides assistance with development of various projects such as zoning approvals for new County facilities, grant applications, planning activities, census data, etc.
- Promotes the NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program
- 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)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
- 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
Emergency Management Services
- 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
EagleView Imagery (Pictometry)
- Works with County Real Property Tax Services and IT Departments to deploy EagleView imagery for use by other County Departments as well as local municipalities.
Contact Information
County Building No. 2
3837 West Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020-9404
Email: planning@geneseeny.gov
Phone: (585) 815-7901
Fax: (585) 345-3062
Felipe Oltramari AICP CNUa, Director
Jimmy Dealaman AICP, Senior Planner
Chris Scheiner, GIS Analyst