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