Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency

Comprehensive Plan

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The executive and legislative branches of Chautauqua County have authorized and funded the preparation of a new comprehensive plan. The last comprehensive plan was prepared in 1978, and since then the world has changed. The status of this work is presented in the links shown below, the first one of which allows you to send your comments to the Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development. The total budget forall five phases of this new planning project is $250,000.

Randall Arendt, Featured Speaker at Kick-Off Event, September 15,2008 Chautauqua Suites, Mayville, New York

The official “kick-off” event for this new effort was held on September 15, 2008, at the Chautauqua Suites Conference and Expo Center in Mayville New York. Seventy-eight people from throughout Chautauqua County participated in this event. Since then, momentum has been building slowly as more people and organizations are awakening to the new opportunity that lies before them in 2009 and 2010. The new plan is expected to be completed and submitted to the Chautauqua County Legislature by mid-2010. Between the kick-off event on September 15, 2008 and 2010, the schedule allows for many opportunities for the people and organizations of Chautauqua County to participate.

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Who Will Prepare the New Comprehensive Plan? “Chautauqua County Will Hire a Professional Consulting Firm in 2009 to Prepare the Plan, Using A Competitive ‘Request-for-Proposal’ Process (June 6th, 2009)

In 2009, Chautauqua County is conducting a competitive, “Request-for-Proposal” selection process to hire a professional consulting firm to conduct a countywide public participation process, and to prepare the plan for the County Legislature's consideration.

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Developing Chautauqua County's Comprehensive Plan

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Improving the quality of life, helping local businesses/industries/institutions, and creating jobs while preserving the rural charm of the county.

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Phone Poll for County-Level Comprehensive Planning Project

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Chautauqua County has authorized and funded an initiative for producing a new comprehensive plan for the county to be completed by mid-to-late 2010. This initiative involves, among other things, a detailed phone poll that is to be undertaken between early June and mid-July of 2009. The objective of the survey is to determine the Public's knowledge of and interest in participating in the county's efforts to develop a new vision for the future, and to provide valuable information for preparing the Plan.

Discussion Papers and Public Opinions.

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A series of special papers are being prepared by people within Chautauqua County, New York. On a related track, the Planning Department is commissioning a random sample poll to find out what the people of Chautauqua County want to see in their new plan. These papers and the special poll are expected to set the agenda for the professional consulting firm that will be hired in 2009 to prepare the actual plan. We are asking that this first wave of Discussion Papers be submitted by May 1st, 2009

“Discussion Papers and Polling Sample, Chautauqua County Comprehensive Plan Project (October 29, 2008)

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Our thanks go out to the volunteers who have been willing to circulate a draft discussion paper for the Chautauqua County Comprehensive Plan project

Tourism_Discussion_Paper.pdf 31.24 KB By Andrew Nixon

Quality_Of_Life_Discussion_Paper.pdf 80.61 KB By Roberta Keller

Trails_Discussion_Paper.pdf 31.24 KB By Carol Lorenc, Hugh Tranum

Education_Discussion_Paper.pdf 31.24 KB By Carol S. Hay

Active_Living_Discussion_Paper.pdf 29.03 KB By Lisa Schmidtfrerick-Miller

Agriculture_Discussion_Paper.pdf 29.03 KB By Virginia E. Carlberg

Westfield_Discussion_Paper.pdf 29.03 KB By John T. Rawlinson

WCA_Discussion_Paper.pdf 213.33 KB By Jim Zadoorian, Ph.D

Wastewater_and_Our_ Enviroment.pdf 24.90 KB By Christine Humphrey

Strategic_Outlook_On_Regional_Governance.pdf 27.62 KB By Stan Lundine & Dr. Kevin Kerns

Framework for the New Plan. “A New Comprehensive Plan Can Make a Difference, Chautauqua County, New York: Target 2010 (August 5, 2008)

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Comprehensive_Plan_Timeline.pdf 12.05 KB Updated Timeline 6/9/09

This document was presented to the Chautauqua County Planning Board on August 5, 2008. Based on public comments and discussions by County officials during and after several special start-up events, the schedule was revised to allow more time for public participation. This is a two year, five phase effort to prepare a new comprehensive plan for Chautauqua County.

An Introduction by Power Point. “Chautauqua County’s New Comprehensive Plan, A New Approach Can Unlock the Future (September 15, 2008)

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This power point introduces the new planning process and was presented for the first time at the kick-off event on September 15, 2008. This power point show will be revised and presented at a variety of meetings throughout Chautauqua County in 2009 and 2010, accompanied by detailed events that will be conducted by County officials and consultants. Other power point presentations are also included under the following links, such as the one on watersheds and ecosystems that the County’ new Watershed Coordinator gave to the annual meeting of the Bi-National Lake Erie Forum that was held in Dunkirk, New York on December 5-5, 2008.

Progress Reports, Chautauqua County’s New Comprehensive Plan

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This document describes the many steps that are being taken to launch and sustain this new two year, five phase planning process. It is being conducted by the Chautauqua County Planning Department in cooperation with the County Planning Board. Periodic review of this work will be made in 2009 and 2010 a County Legislative Committee (PED), the County Planning Board (CCPB), and the County Executive.

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Cornerstone For The New Plan - Rural Design

Land Use Guidelines. “Randall Arendt Is Preparing a Rural Design Guidebook (December 2, 2008)

LandUseGuidelines.pdf 5.74 MB

The County has hired Randall Arendt, a renowned “rural-by-design” expert, to prepare a special design guidebook on land use for the County’s local communities, with related training exercises that lay a foundation for future technicial assistance to municipalities. Instead of competing with municipal land use jurisdiction, the county's new plan will provide advisory services to assist municipalities as they improve their land use desion making.

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Randall Arendt Chautauqua County Design Principles Guidebook

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Randall_Arendt_Workshop_9_2_09.pdf 118.50 KB PDF REGISTRATION FORM "Designing Better Rural Communities"

Consensus Forming Events. “Consensus-Forming Events on Special Topics are Being Held in Chautauqua County in 2008 and 2009 (December 2, 2008)

A series of meetings and conferences are being held to present up-to-date information that will influence Chautauqua County’s future. These events are being held beginning with the kick-off event on September 15, 2008, and will continue throughout 2009.

Chautauqua Economic Development Summit / Chautauqua Suites/ Mayville (January 27th, 2009)

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Economic_Summit_Presentation_B&W.pdf 11.29 MB

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Westfield_Development_Corp_B&W.pdf 1.38 MB

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Lake Erie LaMP Public Forum / Dunkirk Clarion Hotel (December 5th and 6th, 2008)

Watershed.pdf 1.23 MB

Planning Board / Comprehensive Plan Meeting / Gerace Office Building / Mayville (December 2nd, 2008 )

Planning Board Comprehensive Plan Meeting

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Comprehensive Plan Meeting / Chautauqua Suites / Mayville (November 5th, 2008)

This workshop presentation describes and illustrates ways in which local towns and villages can encourage improved design for retail, office, and industrial development. In particular, it focuses on practical ways of reclaiming the older, outdated highway commercial strip, but it also includes information applicable to existing town and village centers.

A digital slideshow illustrates progressive approaches to the challenge, including emphasis on multi-story mixed-use buildings, design review, signage, native specie landscaping, circulation patterns, parking lot orientation, stormwater infiltration and recharge, night sky protection, and solar features.

This topic will be of interest to commercial property owners and investors, developers, civic leaders, Planning Board members, professional planners, landscape architects, and engineers, who wish to address the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of aging highway commercial corridors. These are areas that can produce great visual impact, and lasting impressions of our communities as they are well-traveled by both residents and visitors alike.

A great opportunity offered by these areas is that the design life of most of buildings is about 25 to 30 years. Which means that if localities articulate a vision, adopt plans, flexible codes, and other incentives to guide the replacement of current structures when they are redeveloped and demolished, it can help assure that the future will produce corridors that can meet the multiple needs, desires and challenges of growing communities.

Comprehensive Plan Meeting / Chautauqua Lake School / Mayville (October 12th, 2008)

"Kick Off" Event / Chautauqua Suites & Expo Center / Mayville (September 15th)